Dinoflagellate blooms of Gymnodinium catenatum (104 to 106 cells l-1 ) in two southern Tasmanian estuaries in 1986 and 1987 resulted in PSP concentrations in mussels of up to 8350 micrograms/100 g. The dinoflagellate populations showed an unusually long growth season (December until June), at water temperatures of 12 to 18 C, sometimes following heavy rainfall events. Patterns of shellfish toxicity are discussed in relationship to dinoflagellate abundance, local hydrography, benthic cyst beds and shellfish feeding.
History
Publication title
Red Tides: Biology, Environmental Science, and Toxicology: Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Red Tides
Editors
T Okaichi, DM Anderson, T Nemoto
Pagination
78-79
ISBN
9780130521019
Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
Publisher
Elsevier Science Publishing
Place of publication
New York, USA
Event title
First International Symposium on Red Tides
Event Venue
Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
Date of Event (Start Date)
1987-11-10
Date of Event (End Date)
1987-11-14
Rights statement
Copyright 1999 Elsevier Science Publishing Co., Inc.