Dynamics of dinoflagellates and environmental factors during the summer in the gulf of Gabes (Tunisia, Eastern Mediterranean Sea)

Scientia Marina

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-71

  Drira, Zaher ^a   Hamza, Asma ^b   Belhassen, Malika ^b   Ayadi, Habib ^a   Bouain, Abderrahmen ^a   Aleya, Lotfi ^c  

^a université de Sfax   (Tunisia)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER   (Tunisia)

^c Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

Dinocysts; Dinoflagellates; Gulf of gabes; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DINOFLAGELLATE; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUTROPHICATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUMMER;

AFRICA; GULF OF GABES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

CERATIACEAE; DINOPHYCEAE; EBRIIDAE; GYMNODINIACEAE; KARENIA SELLIFORMIS; PERIDINIACEAE; PROROCENTRACEAE;

EID: 42249093345     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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