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Ecology of Harmful Algae pp 177–187Cite as

Phagotrophy in Harmful Algae

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  1. Horn Point Laboratory, UMCES, PO Box 775, Cambridge, Maryland, 21664, USA

    D. Stoecker

  2. Alfred Wegener Institute, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570, Bremerhaven, Germany

    U. Tillmann

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

    E. Granéli

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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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Stoecker, D., Tillmann, U., Granéli, E. (2006). Phagotrophy in Harmful Algae. 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_14

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