Harmful algal blooms and their impacts in the middle and outer ROPME sea area

International Journal of Oceans and Oceanography

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 85-98

  Thangaraja, Muthian ^a   Al Aisry, Ahmed ^b   Al Kharusi, Lubna ^a  

^a Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Oman   (Oman)

^b Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME)   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Fish kills; Harmful algal blooms; Oxygen depletion; Red tides; Toxic species

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CERATIUM; CLUPEIDAE; DINOPHYCEAE; DINOPHYSIS; GONYAULAX; NOCTILUCA SCINTILLANS; SCOMBRIDAE; TRICHODESMIUM SP.;

EID: 69949096182     PISSN: 09732667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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