Field and culture studies on the ecophysiology of the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium minutum (Halim) present in Greek coastal waters

Harmful Algae

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 153-165

  Ignatiades, Lydia ^a   Gotsis Skretas, Olympia ^b   Metaxatos, Angelina ^a  

^a Institute of Biology   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alexandrium minutum; Cultures; Eastern Mediterranean; Field studies

Indexed keywords

ALEXANDRIUM MINUTUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 33846545717     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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