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Ran-Li Wang1, Qian Fu2, Ge Yao3

  • 1Engineering Research Center of Biomass Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences and Agri-forestry, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621010, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Chemistry for NBC Hazards Protection, Beijing, 102205, PR China.

概括

气候变暖和暴露显著改变了海洋微生物群落,增加了恐龙鞭毛动物中的毒素产量. 这种协同效应引发了人们对在气候变化中对贝类毒素的积累的担忧.

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