Phytoplankton functional groups and harmful algal species in anthropogenically impacted waters of the NW Mediterranean Sea

Scientia Marina

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-45

  Vila, Magda ^a   Masó, Mercedes ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Functional groups; HAB; Mediterranean Sea; Phytoplankton assemblages; Toxic dinoflagellates

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HARBOR; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; TOXIC ORGANISM;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST); OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 16344372322     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2005.69n131     Document Type: Article

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