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Harmful Algal Bloom Dynamics in Relation to Physical Processes

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Ecology of Harmful Algae

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  1. Instituto de Investigacións Mariñas, CSIC, Eduardo Cabello 6, 36208, Vigo, Spain

    F. G. Figueiras

  2. Marine and Coastal Management, Private Bag X2, 8012, Rogge Bay, Cape Town, South Africa

    G. C. Pitcher

  3. Institut de Ciències del Mar, CMIMA (CSIC), Pg Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49, 08003, Barcelona, Spain

    M. Estrada

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  1. Department of Marine Sciences, University of Kalmar, 391 82, Kalmar, Sweden

    Edna Granéli

  2. Biology Department and School for Marine Science and Technology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA, 02747, USA

    Jefferson T. Turner

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Figueiras, F.G., Pitcher, G.C., Estrada, M. (2006). Harmful Algal Bloom Dynamics in Relation to Physical Processes. In: Granéli, E., Turner, J.T. (eds) Ecology of Harmful Algae. Ecological Studies, vol 189. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-32210-8_10

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