The microscopic planktonic algae of the world's oceans are critical food for filterfeeding
bivalve shellfish (oysters, mussels, scallops, clams) as well as the larvae of commercially …

The potential of ballast water to act as a major introduction vector for toxic dinoflagellates
and other phytoplankton is beyond doubt; however, evidence that links the suspected …

From 60 to 80 species of phytoplankton have been reported to be harmful; of these, 90% are
flagellates, notably dinoflagellates. The effects of turbulence on harmful algal bloom (HAB) …

Following a general introduction on harmful algal blooms, the Manual proper is composed of
four parts: Methods, Taxonomy, Monitoring and Management, and Appendices. The …

Although most phycologists use natural seawater for culturing marine species, artificial
media continue to play important roles in overcoming problems of supply and seasonal …

The habitat preferences of dinoflagellate bloom species along an onshore–offshore, mixing-
nutrient gradient, their associated life-form (morphotype) characteristics and adaptive …

The results of 10 yr of Australian research efforts on transport of toxic dinoflagellate cysts via
ships¹ ballast water are reviewed, supplemented with the conclusions of similar studies now …

For the last few decades, harmful algal blooms have given a large economic loss to fisheries
industry and serious poisoning problem to public health. The main causative organisms of …

Toxic dinoflagellate species that are not endemic to an area can be inadvertently introduced
when their cysts are discharged with the ballast tank sediments of bulk container ships …

During a bacterial survey of the Huon Estuary in southern Tasmania, Australia, we isolated a
yellow-pigmented Pseudoalteromonas strain (class Proteobacteria, gamma subdivision) …