Editor’s commentary: we may see more red tides of <italic style="font-style: italic">Margalefidinium polykrikoides</italic> in China in the future

Ying-Zhong TANG

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Editor’s commentary: we may see more red tides of Margalefidinium polykrikoides in China in the future

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- Editor’s commentary: we may see more red tides of Margalefidinium polykrikoides in China in the future
- Editor’s commentary: we may see more red tides of Margalefidinium polykrikoides in China in the future
- 海洋湖沼学报(英文) 2026年页码：1-4
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  1.Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
  2.Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Marine Biodiversity and Bio-resource Sustainable Utilization, Qingdao 266071, China
  3.Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, Qingdao 266237, China
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  yingzhong.tang@qdio.ac.cn
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-026-6353-4
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- 收稿：2026-08-21，
  
  网络首发：2026-10-13，
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Ying-Zhong TANG. Editor’s commentary: we may see more red tides of Margalefidinium polykrikoides in China in the future[J/OL]. 海洋湖沼学报(英文), 2026,1-4. DOI: 10.1007/s00343-026-6353-4.

TANG Ying-Zhong.Editor’s commentary: we may see more red tides of Margalefidinium polykrikoides in China in the future[J].Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,
Ying-Zhong TANG. Editor’s commentary: we may see more red tides of Margalefidinium polykrikoides in China in the future[J/OL]. 海洋湖沼学报(英文), 2026,1-4. DOI: 10.1007/s00343-026-6353-4. DOI：

TANG Ying-Zhong.Editor’s commentary: we may see more red tides of Margalefidinium polykrikoides in China in the future[J].Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, DOI：.

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Editor’s commentary: we may see more red tides of Margalefidinium polykrikoides in China in the future

Editor’s commentary: we may see more red tides of Margalefidinium polykrikoides in China in the future

DOI：10.1007/s00343-026-6353-4

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