Monitoring of the toxic dinoflagellate Karenia brevis using gyroxanthin-based detection methods

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 315-328

  Richardson, Tammi L ^a   Pinckney, James L ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

biomarker pigments; filtration; gyroxanthin; HABs; HPLC; monitoring; red tide; toxic

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; DETECTION METHOD; DINOFLAGELLATE; MONITORING;

DINOPHYCEAE; KARENIA; KARENIA BREVIS;

EID: 8744257598     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JAPH.0000047788.31312.4f     Document Type: Article

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