Harmful phytoplankton blooms and fish mortality in a eutrophicated reservoir of northeast Brazil

The aim of this work was to study the eutrophication in the tropical freshwater ecosystems and the consequent cyanobacterial bloom formation and economical damage to fisheries and harmful effects to public health. Mass fish mortality due to toxin producing cyanobacterial blooms was registered during...

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Main Authors: Naithirithi Tiruvenkatachary Chellappa, Sarah Laxhmi Chellappa, Sathyabama Chellappa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2008-08-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132008000400022