Mass occurrence and toxicity of the cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula under phosphorus-limited conditions in the Red Sea

Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-57

  Al Shehri, Abdulrahman M ^a   Mohamed, Zakaria A ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Dermatotoxic; Marine; Mats; Phosphatase

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORAL REEF; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PHOSPHATE (INORGANIC); PHOSPHATE (ORGANIC); POLLUTION EFFECT; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TOXICITY;

INDIAN OCEAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

ANTHOZOA; ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA SALINA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; LYNGBYA MAJUSCULA; MUS;

EID: 35748978207     PISSN: 16423593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1642-3593(07)70188-X     Document Type: Article

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