Effect of salinity on Pseudo-nitzschia species (Bacillariophyceae) growth and distribution

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-29

  Thessen, Anne E ^a,b,d   Dortch, Quay ^b,e   Parsons, Michael L ^c   Morrison, Wendy ^b  

^a NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LA Universities Marine Consortium   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^e NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

ASP; DAP; Diatom; Domoic acid; Estuary; Growth rate; HAB; Harmful algae; Northern Gulf of Mexico; Pseudo nitzschia; Salinity

Indexed keywords

ALGA; COASTAL WATER; SALINITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; NITZSCHIA; NITZSCHIA DELICATISSIMA; NITZSCHIA PSEUDODELICATISSIMA; OSTREIDAE; PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA; PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA DELICATISSIMA; PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA MULTISERIES; PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA PSEUDODELICATISSIMA;

EID: 13944256673     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2005.04077.x     Document Type: Article

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