Drift rhodophyte blooms emerge in Lee County, Florida, USA: Evidence of escalating coastal eutrophication

Harmful Algae

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 421-437

  Lapointe, Brian E ^a   Bedford, Bradley J ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Macroalgae; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Southwest Florida

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOCLADIA; EUCHEUMA; GRACILARIA; HYPNEA; RHODOPHYTA; SARGASSUM;

EID: 33947137251     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2006.12.005     Document Type: Article

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