PSP toxin analysis and discrimination of the naturally co-occurring Alexandrium tamarense and A. minutum (Dinophyceae) in Cork Harbour, Ireland

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 285-299

  Touzet, Nicolas ^a   Franco, Jose M ^b   Raine, Robin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alexandrium; FISH probes; HAB; Harmful algal bloom; Paralytic shellfish poisoning; Population dynamics; PSP

Indexed keywords

ALEXANDRIUM; ALEXANDRIUM MINUTUM; ALEXANDRIUM TAMARENSE; ALGAE; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 47349111901     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01189     Document Type: Article

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