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BIOLUMINESCENCE AND PHYTOPLANKTON SUCCESSIONS IN BAIIIA FOSFORESCENTE, PUERTO RICO 1
Author(s) -
Seliger H. H.,
Carpenter J. H.,
Loftus M.,
Biggley W. H.,
McElroy W. D.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1971.16.4.0608
Subject(s) - bioluminescence , phytoplankton , dinoflagellate , bay , oceanography , red tide , ecology , environmental science , phototaxis , biology , geology , botany , nutrient
Bioluminescence and phytoplankton successions during 1960 indicate large oscillations from the stable Pyrodintum bahamense populations normally associated with bioluminescent bays. A mathematical model is proposed which relates meteorological conditions to positively and negatively phototactic dinoflagellate populations. The model and additional circumstantial evidence indicate that Bahia Fosforescente may no longer be a stable bioluminescent bay.