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Cyanobacteria in inland waters: new monitoring, reporting, modelling and ecological research

Simon M. Mitrovic https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5528-2215 A D , Tsuyoshi Kobayashi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3641-4120 B and Daniel L. Roelke https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3166-3793 C
+ Author Affiliations
- Author Affiliations

A Freshwater and Estuarine Research Group, School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia.

B Science Division, Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, PO Box 29, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia.

C Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University—Galveston, 200 Seawolf Parkway, Galveston, TX 77554, USA.

D Corresponding author. Email: simon.mitrovic@uts.edu.au

Marine and Freshwater Research 71(5) i-iv https://doi.org/10.1071/MFv71n5_ED
Published: 27 April 2020

Additional keywords: blooms, cyanotoxins, management, toxins.


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