Nutrients released from decaying fish support microbial growth in the eastern Gulf of Mexico

Harmful Algae

Volumn 38, Issue C, 2014, Pages 40-49

  Killberg Thoreson, Lynn ^a   Sipler, Rachel E ^a   Heil, Cynthia A ^b,c   Garrett, Matthew J ^b   Roberts, Quinn N ^a   Bronk, Deborah A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Fish kill; Karenia brevis; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

DINOPHYCEAE; KARENIA BREVIS;

EID: 84923218322     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2014.04.006     Document Type: Article

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