Benthic cyanobacterial bloom impacts the reefs of South Florida (Broward County, USA)

Coral Reefs

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 693-697

  Paul, Valerie J ^a   Thacker, Robert W ^b   Banks, Kenneth ^c   Golubic, Stjepko ^d  

^a SMITHSONIAN MARINE STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c Broward Co Dept Plan Environ P   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic cyanobacteria; Cyanobacterial bloom; Florida reef tract; Lyngbya

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; CORAL REEF; CYANOBACTERIUM; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; PHYTOBENTHOS;

BROWARD COUNTY; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; CYANOBACTERIA; HALOPHILA; INVERTEBRATA; LYNGBYA; LYNGBYA CONFERVOIDES; LYNGBYA POLYCHROA;

EID: 28444435167     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-005-0061-x     Document Type: Article

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