• Posts Tagged ‘dinoflagellate’

    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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