Ecophysiology of toxin-producing cyanobacteria;Ecofisiologia de cianobactérias produtoras de cianotoxinas

Oecologia Brasiliensis

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 229-246

  Molica, Renato ^a   Azevedo, Sandra ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anatoxin a; Anatoxin a(s); Cyanobacteria; Microcystins; Saxitoxins

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 77149139709     PISSN: 19806442     EISSN: 19819366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4257/oeco.2009.1302.02     Document Type: Article

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