Empirical study of cyanobacterial toxicity along a trophic gradient of lakes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2100-2109

  Giani, A ^a   Bird, D F ^b   Prairie, Y T ^b   Lawrence, J F ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Health Canada and World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Standardization and Evaluation of Biologicals   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; TOXIC ORGANISM; TOXICITY; TROPHIC STATUS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ANABAENA; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS;

EID: 29144442996     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f05-124     Document Type: Article

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