Alexandrium catenella and Alexandrium tamarense in the North Lake of Tunis: Bloom characteristics and the occurrence of paralytic shellfish Toxin

African Journal of Aquatic Science

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-56

  Armi, Z ^a   Milandri, A ^b   Turki, S ^c   Hajjem, B ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL AGRONOMIQUE DE TUNISIE   (Tunisia)

^b Marine National Reference Laboratory on Marine Biotoxins   (Italy)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Alexandrium blooms; Environmental factors; Paralytic shellfish poisoning

Indexed keywords

ALEXANDRIUM; ALEXANDRIUM CATENELLA; ALEXANDRIUM TAMARENSE; BIVALVIA; DINOPHYCEAE; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) DECUSSATUS;

EID: 79956223770     PISSN: 16085914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2011.559688     Document Type: Article

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