The phased division and cytological characteristics of Pyrocystis spp. can be used to estimate doubling times of their populations in the sea
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
1-1-1972
Abstract
The division rates of oceanic dinoflagellates in the genus Pyrocystis has been estimated by determining the fraction of their population which divided each day. For P. noctiluca, mean doubling times were 4 to 15 days at stations in the Tyrrhenian Sea in September, 1970, and 9 to 19 days at stations in the Sargasso Sea in April, 1971. For P. fusiformis, they were 7 to 18 days at stations in the Sargasso Sea in April, 1971. In many cases, the mean doubling times at different stations were statistically different, but the differences could not be explained using the available hydrographic data. © 1972.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Deep-Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts
Volume
19
Issue
3
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Swift, Elijah, and Edward G. Durbin. "The phased division and cytological characteristics of Pyrocystis spp. can be used to estimate doubling times of their populations in the sea." Deep-Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts 19, 3 (1972). doi: 10.1016/0011-7471(72)90030-7.