Possible importance of algal toxins in the Salton Sea, California.

Authors :: Reifel, Kristen M.
McCoy, Michael P.
Rocke, Tonie E.
Tiffany, Mary Ann
Hurlbert, Stuart H.
Faulkner, D. John
Source :: Hydrobiologia; Apr2002, Vol. 473 Issue 1-3, p275, 18p, 5 Charts
Publication Year :: 2002
Abstract: Investigates the phytoplankton composition of algal toxins in the Salton Sea in California. Attainment of high densities of in nearshore areas during the summer and spring; Presence of dense algal blooms in the area; Role of the blooms of phytoplankton cells to the mortality of wildlife in the area.