Novel Phytoplankton Blooms: Causes and Impacts of Recurrent Brown Tides and Other Unusual Blooms

Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Picoplankton Ultrastructure: A Decade of Preparation for the Brown Tide Alga, Aureococcus Anophagefferens ....Pages 1-21
Autotrophic Picoplankton in Narragansett Bay and Their Interaction with Microplankton....Pages 23-38
Immunochemical Approaches to the Identification of the Ultraplankton: Assets and Limitations....Pages 39-56
Photosynthetic Pigment Composition of the Brown Tide Alga: Unique Chlorophyll and Carotenoid Derivatives....Pages 57-75
Absorption and Fluorescent Characteristics of the Brown Tide Chrysophyte Its Role on Light Reduction in Coastal Marine Environments....Pages 77-83
Lipid Composition and Nutritional Value of the Brown Tide Alga Aureococcus anophagefferens ....Pages 85-100
Dimethylsulfide Production and Marine Phytoplankton: An Additional Impact of Unusual Blooms....Pages 101-115
The Spatial and Temporal Distribution of “Brown Tide” in Eastern Long Island....Pages 117-137
Primary Productivity and Growth Dynamics of the “Brown Tide” in Long Island Embayments....Pages 139-158
The 1985 ‘Brown-Tide’ and the Open Phytoplankton Niche in Narragansett Bay During Summer....Pages 159-187
Development and Distribution of a Brown-Water Algal Bloom in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey with Perspective on Resources and Other Red Tides in the Region....Pages 189-212
Immunofluorescent Detection of the Brown Tide Organism, Aureococcus Anophagefferens ....Pages 213-228
Role of Environmental Variables, Specifically Organic Compounds and Micronutrients, in the Growth of the Chrysophyte Aureococcus Anophagefferens....Pages 229-252
Brown Tide Bioassay: Growth of Aureococcus Anophagefferens Hargraves Et Sieburth in Various Known Toxicants....Pages 253-264
Trophic Interactions Between Nano- and Microzooplankton and the “Brown Tide”....Pages 265-294
The Case for Meteorologically Driven Fluctuations in Residence Times of Long Island Waters Subject to Algal Blooms....Pages 295-305
Brown Tide Dynamics as a Catastrophe Model....Pages 307-315
An Examination of the Environmental Factors Important to Initiating and Sustaining “Brown Tide” Blooms....Pages 317-340
The Null Case of the Paradox of the Plankton....Pages 341-348
Gulf Stream Transport of the Toxic Red Tide Dinoflagellate Ptychodiscus Brevis from Florida to North Carolina....Pages 349-358
Zooplankton Feeding Ecology: Copepod Grazing During an Expatriate Red Tide....Pages 359-374
Historical Perspective of Phytoplankton Blooms on Long Island and the Green Tides of the 1950’s....Pages 375-381
The Chrysochromulina polylepis Bloom in Scandinavian Waters During Spring 1988....Pages 383-405
From Anoxia to Fish Poisoning: The Last Ten Years of Phytoplankton Blooms in Swedish Marine Waters....Pages 407-427
An Extraordinary Red Tide and Fish Kill in Narragansett Bay....Pages 429-447
Primary Production and the Global Epidemic of Phytoplankton Blooms in the Sea: A Linkage?....Pages 449-483
Overview of Bay Scallop ( Argopecten irradians ) Landings....Pages 485-490
Effects of the “Brown Tide” on the Feeding Physiology and Growth of Bay Scallops and Mussels....Pages 491-509
Effects of the Brown Tide Alga on Growth, Feeding Physiology and Locomotory Behavior of Scallop Larvae ( Argopecten irradians )....Pages 511-541
Are Metabolites from the Brown Tide Alga, Aureococcus anophagefferens , Deleterious to Mussel Feeding Behavior?....Pages 543-556
Testing and Application of Biomonitoring Methods for Assessing Environmental Effects of Noxious Algal Blooms....Pages 557-574
Detrimental Biological Effects of Phytoplankton Blooms Deserve Increased Attention....Pages 575-597
Abundance and Distribution of Zooplankton and Ichthyoplankton in Great South Bay, New York During the Brown Tide Outbreaks of 1985 and 1986....Pages 599-623
Effect of the “Brown Tide” on Feeding, Size and Egg Laying Rate of Adult Female Acartia tonsa ....Pages 625-646
Potential Change in the Distribution of Larval Fish within Great South Bay, New York in Response to Recurrent Phytoplankton Blooms....Pages 647-662
Growth Rates of Bay Anchovy ( Anchoa Mitchilli ) in Great South Bay under Recurrent Brown Tide Conditions, Summers 1987 and 1988....Pages 663-674
Effect of “Brown Tide” Shading on Eelgrass ( Zostera Marina L.) Distributions....Pages 675-692
Simple Model of Eelgrass Growth and Water Quality: Another Catastrophe Theory?....Pages 693-712
Winter Burial of Transplanted Bay Scallops....Pages 713-733
The Fishery Manager’s Perspective on Unusual Algae Blooms....Pages 735-739
Brown Tide Comprehensive Assessment and Management Program....Pages 741-760
Water Quality Monitoring and Modeling for the Peconic Bay BTCAMP....Pages 761-778
Epilogue to the 2nd Brown Tide Conference are Aureococcus and Other Nuisance Algal Blooms Selectively Enriched by the Runoff of Turf Chemicals?....Pages 779-784
The Possible Role of Lawn Fertilizers and Pesticide Use in the Occurrence of the Brown Tide....Pages 785-785
Back Matter....Pages 787-800