Influence of lake trophic status on the occurrence of microcystin-LR in the tissue of pulmonate snails

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 707-718

  Zurawell, Ronald W ^a   Kotak, Brian G ^b   Prepas, Ellie E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b AlgalTox International   (Canada)

Author keywords

Algal toxins; Cyanobacteria; Microcystin LR; Pulmonate snails; Trophic status

Indexed keywords

CANADA; COMMUNITY PRODUCTION; CYANOGINOSIN; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LAKE; MICROCYSTIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; TOXIN; TROPHIC STATUS;

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CYANOBACTERIUM; PRODUCTIVITY; SNAIL; TOXIN; TROPHIC STATUS;

CANADA;

GASTROPODA; HELISOMA TRIVOLVIS; LYMNAEA STAGNALIS; PHYSA GYRINA;

EID: 0033377010     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1999.00499.x     Document Type: Article

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