Abundance and distribution of Ulva microscopic propagules associated with a green tide in the southern coast of the Yellow Sea

Harmful Algae

Volumn 39, Issue , 2014, Pages 357-364

  Yuanzi, Huo ^a,b   Liang, Hua ^a   Hailong, Wu ^a   Jianheng, Zhang ^a   Jianjun, Cui ^a   Xiwen, Huang ^a   Kefeng, Yu ^a   Honghua, Shi ^b   Peimin, He ^a   Dewen, Ding ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FIRST INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (China)

Author keywords

Coastal waters; Green tides; Nutrients; Ulva microscopic propagules; Ulva prolifera; Yellow Sea

Indexed keywords

ULVA; ULVA PROLIFERA;

EID: 84908447729     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: 18781470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2014.09.008     Document Type: Article

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