• Posts Tagged ‘algal bloom’

    Algal bloom species identified

    by  • March 25, 2013 • Announcements, Research • 0 Comments

    Staff at the SCMDC managed to collect samples of the recent algal bloom in Twofold Bay and send them to CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research laboratories in Tasmania for identification. Analysis of the samples revealed that the algal bloom was caused by the    dinoflagellate species Noctiluca scintillans which is distributed in temperate, sub-tropical and…

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    Algal bloom in Twofold Bay

    by  • March 21, 2013 • Announcements, Research • 0 Comments

    The residents of Eden awoke to a sea of pink yesterday morning as an extensive algal bloom had painted the waters of Twofold Bay. Algal blooms are a natural phenomenon caused by the mass reproduction of tiny microscopic phytoplankton including dinoflagellates, diatoms and algae. They often occur in Autumn and Spring when water temperatures…

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