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Noctiluca Scintillans (Dinophyceae) in Central Coastal Waters of Tanzania: A New Phytoplankton Record for the Area

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dc.creator Lugomela, Charles
dc.date 2016-06-18T18:16:27Z
dc.date 2016-06-18T18:16:27Z
dc.date 2008
dc.date.accessioned 2018-03-27T08:23:08Z
dc.date.available 2018-03-27T08:23:08Z
dc.identifier Lugomela, C., 2008. Noctiluca scintillans (Dinophyceae) in central coastal waters of Tanzania: A new phytoplankton record for the area. Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science, 6(1).
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2587
dc.identifier 10.4314/wiojms.v6i1.48231
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2587
dc.description A one-year study (July 2003 – June 2004) to explore the spatial and temporal variability of potentially harmful dinoflagellates was carried out in the central coastal waters of Tanzania. During the course of the study a green dinoflagellate,Noctiluca scintillans, which has cosmopolitan distribution, was encountered for the first time in the coastal waters of Tanzania. It demonstrated a clear temporal distribution with high biomass (up to 30 cells/l) during the northern monsoon period and showed significant negative correlation with temperature and salinity. Noctiluca scintillans was possibly introduced by ballast waters or currents and became established for at least one season, but later disappeared due to the physical-chemical environment and/or competition or predation from other organisms in the water column. The need for a monitoring programme for potentially harmful micro-algae, and introduced alien species in Tanzanian coastal waters, is justified.
dc.language en
dc.subject Noctiluca scintillans
dc.subject Ballast waters
dc.subject Western Indian Ocean
dc.title Noctiluca Scintillans (Dinophyceae) in Central Coastal Waters of Tanzania: A New Phytoplankton Record for the Area
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


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