A red tide of Alexandrium fundyense in the Gulf of Maine

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 103, Issue , 2014, Pages 174-184

  McGillicuddy, D J ^a   Brosnahan, M L ^a   Couture, D A ^b   He, R ^c   Keafer, B A ^a   Manning, J P ^d   Martin, J L ^e   Pilskaln, C H ^f   Townsend, D W ^g   Anderson, D M ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b ResourceAccessInternational   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^e ST ANDREWS BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cysts; Gulf of Maine; Paralytic shellfish poisoning; Phytoplankton; Population dynamics; Red tides; USA

Indexed keywords

PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SHELLFISH;

CYSTS; GULF OF MAINE; PARALYTIC SHELLFISH POISONING; RED TIDE; USA;

TOXICITY;

DINOFLAGELLATE CYST; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; FLOW CYTOMETRY; PARALYTIC SHELLFISH POISONING; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RED TIDE; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MAINE;

ALEXANDRIUM FUNDYENSE; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 84901503796     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.05.011     Document Type: Article

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