Physiology, ecology, and toxic properties of marine cyanobacteria blooms

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 42, Issue 5 II, 1997, Pages 1089-1104

  Sellner, Kevin G ^a  

^a Estuarine Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOM DYNAMICS; CYANOBACTERIA; FOOD WEB; TOXICITY;

APHANIZOMENON; APHANIZOMENON FLOS-AQUAE; HEMIAULUS; MODULARIA SPUMIGENA; NODULARIA; NODULARIA SPUMIGENA; RHIZOSOLENIA; RICHELIA; TRICHODESMIUM;

EID: 33746497224     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1997.42.5_part_2.1089     Document Type: Article

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