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dc.contributor.authorSita Devi, J.
dc.contributor.authorLakshminarayana, J.S.S.
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dc.date.issued1991-02
dc.identifier.citationSita Devi, J., and J.S.S. Lakshminarayana. "Studies on the phytoplankton and the water quality of Malpeque Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada." Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science. 39.2 (1991): 39-50. Print.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/34643
dc.descriptionIncludes b&w maps; b&w illus.; bibliographic referencesen_US
dc.description.abstractThe phytoplankton populations of Malpeque Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada were studied to determine the role, if any, of the water quality in realtion to the biomass, distribution and size of taxonomic groups. The phytoplankton population density was in the range 10<sup>3</sup> - 10<sup>6</sup> cells L<sup>- 1</sup> and 153 species were identified. Summer blooms of Thalassiosira gravida, T. nordenskioldii. Biddulphia pulchella, B. rhombus, Chaetoceros constrictum, Dinophysis caudata and D. norvegica were observed. The salinity, pH and dissolved oxygen analyses showed that the Malpeque Bay waters were of good quality. Regression analysis of the biomass data and the physico-chemical characteristics of the water indicated a positive correlation between the phytoplankton population density and the dissolved oxygen concentration, the temperature of the water, its salinity and its chlorophyll content.en_US
dc.description.abstractLes populations phytoplanctoniques de la Baie de Malpeque, lIe-du-Prince-Edouard furent étudiées afin de déterminer Ie rôle, s'il y a, de la qualité de I'eau en relation avec la biomasse, la distribution et la taille des groupes taxonomiques. La densité des populations phytoplandoniques se situait entre 10<sup>3</sup> -10<sup>6</sup> cellules L<sup>-1</sup> et 153 espèces furent identifiées. Des blooms estivales de Thalassiosira gravida, T. nordenskioldii, Biddulphia pulchella, B. rhombus, Chaetoceros constrictum, Dinophysis caudata et D. norvegica furent observées. La salinité, Ie pH et les analyses d'oxygène dissout démontrent que les eaux de la Baie sont de bonne qualité. Les analyses de régression des données de la biomasse et des caractéristiques physico-chimiques de I'eau indiquent qu'iI y a une corrélation positive entre la densité de la population phytoplandonique et la concentration d'oxygène dissout, la température de I'eau, la salinité ainsi que Ie contenu chlorophyllien.
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dc.publisherDalhousie Printing Centreen_US
dc.subjectPhytoplankton--Prince Edward Island
dc.subjectWater quality--Prince Edward Island
dc.titleStudies on the phytoplankton and the water quality of Malpeque Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada.en_US
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