Drifting plastic debris as a potential vector for dispersing Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) species;Los plásticos flotantes son potenciales vectores de dispersión de especies formadoras de proliferaciones algales nocivas

Scientia Marina

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 107-111

  Masó, Mercedes ^a   Garcés, Esther ^a   Pagès, Francesc ^a   Camp, Jordi ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alexandrium; Dinoflagellates; HAB; Mediterranean; Plastic debris; Temporary cyst

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; CYST; DISPERSAL; PLASTIC WASTE; TOXIC ORGANISM;

(NORTHWEST); MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALEXANDRIUM; ALEXANDRIUM TAYLORI; ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; COOLIA; DINOPHYCEAE; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); OSTREOPSIS;

EID: 0037800345     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2003.67n1107     Document Type: Article

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