Seasonality of the bloom-forming heterotrophic dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans in the Gulf of Oman in relation to environmental conditions

International Journal of Oceans and Oceanography

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-60

  Al Azri, Adnan ^a   Al Hashmi, Khalid ^a   Goes, Joaquim ^b   Gomes, Helga ^b   Rushdi, Ahmed I ^c   Al Habsi, Harub ^a   Al Khusaibi, Salem ^a   Al Kindi, Raya ^a   Al Azri, Nasser ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish kill; Gulf of Oman; Noctiluca scintillans

Indexed keywords

DINOPHYCEAE; NOCTILUCA SCINTILLANS;

EID: 71249136606     PISSN: 09732667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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