Impacts of a 'black tide' harmful algal bloom on rocky-shore intertidal communities on the West Coast of South Africa

Harmful Algae

Volumn 24, Issue , 2013, Pages 54-64

  Branch, G M ^a   Bustamante, R H ^a   Robinson, T B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Algal bloom; Community impacts; Hydrogen sulphide; Hypoxia; Intertidal; South Africa

Indexed keywords

AFROLITTORINA KNYSNAENSIS; ALGAE; ANEMONE; BUNODACTIS REYNAUDI; GASTROPODA; SIPHONARIA CAPENSIS;

EID: 84874974802     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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