Aureococcus anophagefferens: Causes and ecological consequences of brown tides in U.S. mid-Atlantic coastal waters

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 42, Issue 5 II, 1997, Pages 1023-1038

  Bricelj, V Monica ^a,b   Lonsdale, Darcy J ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; ALGAL BLOOMS; BROWN TIDES; COASTAL ZONE; ECOLOGICAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR;

ATLANTIC COAST; USA;

ARGOPECTEN IRRADIANS; AUREOCOCCUS ANOPHAGEFFERENS; BIVALVIA; MYTILUS EDULIS; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 2642651918     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1997.42.5_part_2.1023     Document Type: Article

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