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Tidal Stirring vs. Stratification: Microalgal Dynamics with Special Reference to Cyst-Forming, Toxin Producing Dinoflagellates

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Tidal Mixing and Plankton Dynamics

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes on Coastal and Estuarine Studies ((COASTAL,volume 17))

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The early literature on the distribution of toxic dinoflagellates indicates that saxitoxin-producing microalgae of the Gonyaulax type are confined to temperate waters with greater than 24° North or South latitude (e.g. Schantz, 1970). However, since that publication toxin-producing Gonyaulacoid dinoflagellates have been recorded in Matzalan, Mexico (B.C. Abbott, per. comm.), Venezuela (Ferraz-Reyes et al., 1979), and India (Karunasagar et al., 1984). These observations fail to support the claim that distribution patterns are related to latitude. We ask, if conditions of temperate waters are not the governing forces, then what are? Do toxic Gonyaulacoid dinoflagellates occur more generally in regions of high productivity associated, for example, with upwelling and frontal boundaries?

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  3. Institute of Marine Resources A018 Scripps Institute of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA

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Yentsch, C.M., Holligan, P.M., Balch, W.M., Tvirbutas, A. (1986). Tidal Stirring vs. Stratification: Microalgal Dynamics with Special Reference to Cyst-Forming, Toxin Producing Dinoflagellates. In: Bowman, M.J., Yentsch, C.M., Peterson, W.T. (eds) Tidal Mixing and Plankton Dynamics. Lecture Notes on Coastal and Estuarine Studies, vol 17. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4966-5_8

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