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Observations on the Bottom Fauna Near Plymouth During a Dinoflagellate Bloom in 1982

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

G. R. Forster
G. R. Forster
Affiliation:
The Laboratory Marine Biological Association Citadel Hill Plymouth, PLi PB
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In July and August 1982 a bloom of Gyrodinium aureolum spread from its normal mid-Channel position to inshore waters off Plymouth. During some particularly calm weather in July and early August the presence of this bloom coincided with aberrant behaviour and some mortality of the bottom fauna. From previous observations in 1978 (Forster, 1979) it seemed probable thatthese damaging effects were related to the presence of the bloom. As soon as possible diving was carried out on positions where mortalities of affected species had been reported, or where previous observations had been made so that any changes could be easily recognized.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 64 , Issue 3 , August 1984 , pp. 732 - 733
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1984

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