Distribution of the cyanobacterial toxins cylindrospermopsin and deoxycylindrospermopsin in a stratified lake in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-33

  Everson, Sally ^a,c   Fabbro, Larelle ^a   Kinnear, Susan ^a   Eaglesham, Geoff ^b   Wright, Paul ^c  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^c Tweed Laboratory Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aphanizomenon ovalisporum; Blue green algae; Cyanobacteria; Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii; Ecotoxicity; Stratification

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; LAKE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STRATIFICATION; TOXIN; WATER COLUMN; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

ALGAE; APHANIZOMENON; APHANIZOMENON OVALISPORUM; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; CYLINDROSPERMOPSIS; CYLINDROSPERMOPSIS RACIBORSKII;

EID: 59849100805     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF08115     Document Type: Article

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