Cyanobacterial blooms and the occurrence of the neurotoxin, beta-N-methylamino-l-alanine (BMAA), in South Florida aquatic food webs

Harmful Algae

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 620-635

  Brand, Larry E ^a   Pablo, John ^b   Compton, Angela ^a   Hammerschlag, Neil ^a   Mash, Deborah C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

BMAA; Cyanobacteria; Florida; Harmful algal blooms; Neurodegenerative disease; Toxin

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 77955582309     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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