Grazing of the dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans on the paralytic toxin-producing dinoflagellate Gymnodinium catenatum: Does grazing eliminate cells during a bloom?

Temperature and nutrient concentrations were measured during a mixed bloom of Noctiluca scintillans and Gymnodinium catenatum in La Paz Bay, Gulf of California. Under laboratory conditions, we offered three concentrations of G. catenatum (312, 625, or 1015 cells mL–1) to 0.53 N. scintillans cells m...

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Main Authors: José J Bustillos-Guzmán, Christine J Band-Schmidt, David J López-Cortés, Francisco E Hernández-Sandoval, Erick Núñez-Vázquez, Ismael Gárate-Lizárraga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 2013-09-01
Series:Ciencias Marinas
Online Access:https://www.cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/2242