Cyanobacterial blooms in natural waters in southern Portugal: A water management perspective

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 129-140

  Galvão, Helena M ^a   Reis, Margarida P ^a   Valério, Elisabete ^b   Domingues, Rita B ^a   Costa, Cristina ^a   Lourenço, Dulce ^c   Condinho, Sílvia ^c   Miguel, Rute ^a   Barbosa, Ana ^a   Gago, Conceição ^d   Faria, Natália ^b   Paulino, Sérgio ^b   Pereira, Paulo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^c Aguas do Algarve SA   (Portugal)

^d CCDR Algarve (Ambiente e Ordenamento)   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Estuary; Freshwater reservoirs; Microcystins; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

CHROOCOCCALES; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 54549111439     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01228     Document Type: Conference Paper

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