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  1. Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, 11790-5000, USA

    C. J. Gobler

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    W. G. Sunda

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    Jefferson T. Turner

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Gobler, C.J., Sunda, W.G. (2006). Brown Tides. 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_9

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