A Brown Tide Bloom Index based on the potential harmful effects of the brown tide alga, Aureococcus anophagefferens
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effects of the brown tide alga, Aureococcus anophagefferens Mary Downes Gastrich1¤ and Catherine E. Wazniak2 1New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Science, Research and Technology, Trenton, New Jersey, USA 2Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Annapolis, Maryland, USA *Corresponding author: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Science, Research and Technology, 401 E State St, Trenton, NJ 08625, USA; Tel.: (609)292-1895; Fax: (609)292-7340; E-mail: [email protected]
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