A bloom of Karlodinium australe (Gymnodiniales, Dinophyceae) associated with mass mortality of cage-cultured fishes in West Johor Strait, Malaysia

Harmful Algae

Volumn 40, Issue , 2014, Pages 51-62

  Lim, Hong Chang ^a   Leaw, Chui Pin ^a   Tan, Toh Hii ^b   Kon, Nyuk Fong ^b   Yek, Leh Hie ^b   Hii, Kieng Soon ^b   Teng, Sing Tung ^b   Razali, Roziawati Mohd ^c   Usup, Gires ^d   Iwataki, Mitsunori ^e   Lim, Po Teen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK   (Malaysia)

^c Jabatan Perikanan Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dinoflagellate; Fish mortality; Harmful algal bloom; Karlodinium australe; Malaysia; West Johor Strait

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ARMIGER; DINOPHYCEAE; GYMNODINIALES; KARLODINIUM; KARLODINIUM AUSTRALE; PISCES;

EID: 84918540094     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: 18781470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2014.10.005     Document Type: Article

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