| dc.creator |
Lugomela, Charles |
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| dc.date |
2016-06-18T18:16:27Z |
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| dc.date |
2016-06-18T18:16:27Z |
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| dc.date |
2008 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2018-03-27T08:23:08Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2018-03-27T08:23:08Z |
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| 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 |
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| dc.identifier |
10.4314/wiojms.v6i1.48231 |
|
| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2587 |
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| 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. |
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| dc.language |
en |
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| dc.subject |
Noctiluca scintillans |
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| dc.subject |
Ballast waters |
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| dc.subject |
Western Indian Ocean |
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| dc.title |
Noctiluca Scintillans (Dinophyceae) in Central Coastal Waters of Tanzania: A New Phytoplankton Record for the Area |
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| dc.type |
Journal Article, Peer Reviewed |
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