A Pilot Study on the Effects of Temperature on the Blooms of the Benthic Mucilage-Forming Microalga Chrysophaeum taylorii

Caronni, Sarah; Anna Delaria, Maria; Macri, Giovanni; Blasi, Filippo

doi:10.17265/2162-5263/2015.01.002

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A Pilot Study on the Effects of Temperature on the Blooms of the Benthic Mucilage-Forming Microalga Chrysophaeum taylorii

Published in Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering B • Jan 28, 2015

Authors:

Sarah Caronni

Maria Anna Delaria

Giovanni Macri

Abstract

C. taylorii (Chrysophaeum taylorii) Lewis and Bryan (Pelagophyceae) are benthic mucilage-producing microalgae recently recorded in the Mediterranean Sea, where its summer blooms are having detrimental effects on benthic communities, fisheries and tourism, especially along the Sardinian coasts (weste...

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Benthic zone

Mediterranean sea

Mediterranean climate

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