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Chemical and Physical Factors Influencing Toxin Content

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

    E. Granéli

  2. Institute of Environmental Sustainability, University of Wales Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, Wales, UK

    K. Flynn

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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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Granéli, E., Flynn, K. (2006). Chemical and Physical Factors Influencing Toxin Content. 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_18

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