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Harmful Algae and Cell Death

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Ecology of Harmful Algae

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  1. Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, PO Box 59, 1790 AB, Den Burg, The Netherlands

    M. J. W. Veldhuis & C. P. D. Brussaard

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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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Veldhuis, M.J.W., Brussaard, C.P.D. (2006). Harmful Algae and Cell Death. 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_12

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