Saharan dust and Florida red tides: The cyanophyte connection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C6, 2001, Pages 11597-11612

  Walsh, John J ^a   Steidinger, Karen A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; DUST; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; NUTRIENT; RED TIDE;

(EAST); GULF OF MEXICO;

GYMNODINIUM BREVE; ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; DINOPHYCEAE; KARENIA BREVIS; TRICHECHIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034915006     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc000123     Document Type: Article

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