Shift in phytoplankton community structure in a tropical marine reserve before and after a major oil spill event

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 651-660

  Hallare, A V ^a,b   Lasafin, K J A ^a   Magallanes, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diversity; Marine reserve; Oil spill; PAH; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; MARINE PARK; OIL SPILL; PAH; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPICAL REGION;

GUIMARAS; PHILIPPINES; WESTERN VISAYAS;

BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIASTRUM; CHAETOCEROS; COSCINODISCOPHYCEAE; DINOPHYCEAE; FRAGILARIOPHYCEAE; RHIZOSOLENIA; SKELETONEMA; THALASSIONEMA;

EID: 79960290583     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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