Education and public outreach concerning freshwater harmful algal blooms in Southern Louisiana

Harmful Algae

Volumn 35, Issue , 2014, Pages 38-45

  Smith, Emily A ^a   Blanchard, Pamela B ^a   Bargu, Sibel ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Education and outreach; Harmful algal blooms; Louisiana

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899809272     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2014.03.008     Document Type: Article

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