Cyanobacteria and microcystins in lake Furnas (S. Miguel island-Azores)

Limnetica

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 107-118

  Santos, Maria C R ^a   Muelle, Helena ^a   Pacheco, Dina M D ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b Secretaria Regional do Ambiente   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Blooms; Cyanobacteria; Microcystins; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; CYANOBACTERIUM; DOMINANCE; EUTROPHICATION; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PEPTIDE; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOXIN; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; WATER QUALITY;

AZORES; FURNAS LAKE; PORTUGAL; SAO MIGUEL;

ANABAENA; APHANOCAPSA; COELOSPHAERIUM KUETZINGIANUM; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; WORONICHINIA NAEGELIANA;

EID: 84871985416     PISSN: 02138409     EISSN: 19891806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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