Contrasting Bays and red tides in the Southern Benguela upwelling system

Oceanography

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 82-91

  Pitcher, Grant C ^a   Bernard, Stewart ^b   Ntuli, Joyce ^a  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

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EID: 77952320471     PISSN: 10428275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2008.39     Document Type: Article

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