Using microalgal indicators to assess human- and climate-induced ecological change in estuaries

Estuarine Indicators

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 145-174

  Paerl, Hans W ^a   Dyble, Julianne ^a   Pinckney, James L ^b   Valdes, Lexia M ^a   Millie, David F ^c   Moisander, Pia H ^a   Morris, James T ^d   Bendis, Brian ^e   Piehler, Michael F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e AMJ Equipment Corporation   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781420038187     Document Type: Chapter

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