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- Title
Microalgal diversity in the Indian River Lagoon system: how little we know.
- Authors
Hargraves, Paul E.
- Abstract
The diversity of microalgae and related protists in the Indian River Lagoon system is exceedingly rich, intimately tied to microbial loop processes, and presumably highly productive. The scant evidence available suggests that primary production can be equivalent to, or exceed, that of seagrasses and seaweeds, yet the alpha diversity of species involved is poorly known. Environmental parameters modifying this diversity, which likely exceeds 2000 species, in a wide variety of known and cryptic classes, are often overlooked in monitoring. Of particular social and economic concern are the 80þ species that do, or potentially can, cause harmful algal blooms.
- Subjects
WATERSHEDS; SPECIES diversity; MARINE algae; MICROALGAE; ALGAL blooms; SPECIES
- Publication
Florida Scientist, 2021, Vol 84, Issue 2/3, p69
- ISSN
0098-4590
- Publication type
Article