Bloom forming Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Dinophyceae) in shallow waters of the Åland Archipelago, Northern Baltic Sea

Harmful Algae

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 318-328

  Kremp, Anke ^a   Lindholm, Tore ^b   Dreßler, Nicole ^c   Erler, Katrin ^c   Gerdts, Gunnar ^d   Eirtovaara, Sanna ^e   Leskinen, Elina ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^d ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alexandrium ostenfeldii; Baltic Sea; Bioluminescent blooms; LSU and ITS rDNA; Morphology; Salinity tolerance; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALEXANDRIUM OSTENFELDII; ALEXANDRIUM PERUVIANUM; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 57649201319     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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