The study of Nodularia spumigena bloom event in the southern caspian sea

Applied Ecology and Environmental Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 141-155

  Nasrollahzadeh, H S ^a   Makhlough, A ^a   Pourgholam, R ^a   Vahedi, F ^a   Qanqermeh, A ^b   Foong, S Y ^c  

^a Ecology Departments   (Iran)

^b Study and Research of water resource of the Caspian Sea   (Iran)

^c SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bloom; Caspian sea; Cyanophyta; Iran; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; DINOPHYCEAE; EUGLENIDA; NODULARIA; NODULARIA SPUMIGENA;

EID: 79960736177     PISSN: 15891623     EISSN: 17850037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15666/aeer/0902_141155     Document Type: Article

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