Effects of hydrology and river management on the distribution, abundance and persistence of cyanobacterial blooms in the Murray River, Australia

Harmful Algae

Volumn 30, Issue , 2013, Pages 27-36

  Bowling, Lee C ^a,d   Merrick, Chester ^a   Swann, Judy ^b   Green, Damian ^b   Smith, Greg ^c   Neilan, Brett A ^d  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b Murray Darling Basin Authority   (Australia)

^c Goulburn Murray Rural Water Corporation   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anabaena circinalis; Climate change; River regulation; Toxicity; Toxigenicity; Weir pools

Indexed keywords

ANABAENA; ANABAENA CIRCINALIS; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84887407533     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2013.08.002     Document Type: Article

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