Effects of depth, habitat, and water motion on the abundance and distribution of ciguatera dinoflagellates at johnston atoll, pacific ocean

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 421, Issue , 2011, Pages 51-66

  Richlen, Mindy L ^a,b   Lobel, Phillip S ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Ciguatera fish poisoning; Coral reefs; Epiphytic; Gambierdiscus; Johnston Atoll; Ostreopsis; Prorocentrum

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; CORAL REEF; DINOFLAGELLATE; EPIPHYTE; FOOD WEB; HABITAT USE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY; TOXICITY; WATER DEPTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; JOHNSTON;

AMPHIDINIUM; ANTHOZOA; CIGUATERA; DINOPHYCEAE; GAMBIERDISCUS; OSTREOPSIS; PROROCENTRUM;

EID: 78751665332     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08854     Document Type: Article

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