A toxic Pseudo-nitzschia bloom in Todos Santos Bay, northwestern Baja California, Mexico

Harmful Algae

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 493-503

  García Mendoza, Ernesto ^a   Rivas, David ^b   Olivos Ortiz, Aramis ^c   Almazán Becerril, Antonio ^f   Castañeda Vega, Carolina ^d   Peña Manjarrez, José Luis ^e  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE COLIMA   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^e Centro de Estudios Tecnológicos Del Mar en Ensenada   (Mexico)

^f CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Baja California; Domoic acid; Pseudo nitzschia australis; Toxic bloom; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA; PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA AUSTRALIS;

EID: 58349111184     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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