Evaluation of sampling and screening techniques for tiered monitoring of toxic cyanobacteria in lakes

Harmful Algae

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 504-514

  Rogalus, Meghan Kreider ^a   Watzin, Mary C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Lake Champlain; Microcystin; Monitoring; Toxic cyanobacteria

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 43049154370     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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