Ecophysiological studies on Aureococcus anophagefferens blooms in Saldanha Bay, South Africa

Harmful Algae

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 123-133

  Probyn, Trevor A ^a   Bernard, Stewart ^b   Pitcher, Grant C ^a   Pienaar, Richard N ^c  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aureococcus anophagefferens; Brown tides; Saldanha Bay; South Africa

Indexed keywords

AUREOCOCCUS; AUREOCOCCUS ANOPHAGEFFERENS; CHRYSOCHROMULINA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 71249093393     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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