Significance of tintinnid grazing during blooms of Phaeocustis pouchetii (Haptophyceae) in Dutch coastal waters
Admiraal, W.; Venekamp, L.A.H. (1986). Significance of tintinnid grazing during blooms of Phaeocustis pouchetii (Haptophyceae) in Dutch coastal waters. Neth. J. Sea Res. 20(1): 61-66
In: Netherlands Journal of Sea Research. Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ): Groningen; Den Burg. ISSN 0077-7579; e-ISSN 1873-1406, more
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Algal blooms
Behaviour > Feeding behaviour > Grazing
Biological production
Population characteristics > Population density
Water bodies > Coastal waters
Haptophyceae; Phaeocystis pouchetii (Hariot) Lagerheim, 1896 [WoRMS]; Tintinnidae Claparède & Lachmann, 1858 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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- Admiraal, W.
- Venekamp, L.A.H.
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| Abstract |
Extremely dense populations of tintinnids (24000 to 118000·dm-3) were found during the spring bloom of the alga Phaeocystis pouchetii in the Dutch Wadden Sea and coastal North Sea. Microscopic observations showed that these Protozoa grazed on the single-cell stage of the colony-forming Phaeocystis. At the end of the bloom, the biovolume of the tintinnid population equalled or even exceeded that of the Phaeocystis population, indicating that microfaunal grazing prevented further growth of the Phaeocystis spring bloom. |
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