Ecology of phytoplankton communities dominated by Aureococcus anophagefferens: The role of viruses, nutrients, and microzooplankton grazing

Harmful Algae

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 471-483

  Gobler, Christopher J ^a   Deonarine, Sarah ^a   Leigh Bell, Justine ^b   Gastrich, Mary Downes ^c,d   Anderson, O Roger ^c   Wilhelm, Steven W ^b  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^d NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Aureococcus anophagefferens; Brown tide; Dissolved organic matter; Grazing; Harmful algal blooms; Microzooplankton; Nutrients; Viruses

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AUREOCOCCUS ANOPHAGEFFERENS; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 7944222130     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2004.06.013     Document Type: Article

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