Recurrent and persistent brown tide blooms perturb coastal marine ecosystem

Elizabeth M. Cosper; William C. Dennison; Edward J. Carpenter; V. Monica Bricelj; James G. Mitchell; Susan H. Kuenstner; David Colflesh; Maynard Dewey

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Recurrent and persistent brown tide blooms perturb coastal marine ecosystem

Elizabeth M. Cosper, William C. Dennison, Edward J. Carpenter, V. Monica Bricelj, James G. Mitchell, Susan H. Kuenstner, David Colflesh, Maynard Dewey

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Throughout the summers of 1985 and 1986 a small (2-3 μm diameter), previously underscribed chrysophyte bloomed monospecifically (>10⁹ cells 1^-1) in Long Island embayments. The bloom colored the water dark brown, decimated eelgrass beds through decreased light penetration and caused starvation (tissue weight loss) and recruitment failure of commercially important bay scallop populations. These perturbations portend longterm changes in subtidal communities Similar and concurrent blooms in bays of Rhode Island and New Jersey suggest a meteorological component of the environmental conditions promoting bloom formation. Culture experiments with isolates of the microalga suggest the presence of stimulatory growth factors in the bloom seawater.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	284-290
Number of pages	7
Journal	Estuaries
Volume	10
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/1351885
Publication status	Published - Dec 1987
Externally published	Yes

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