Case history and persistence of the non-indigenous diatom Coscinodiscus wailesii in the north-east Atlantic

Edwards, M, John, AWG, Johns, DG and Reid, PC 2001 Case history and persistence of the non-indigenous diatom Coscinodiscus wailesii in the north-east Atlantic. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 81 (2). 207-211.

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Abstract/Summary

The introduction of non-indigenous marine plankton species can have a considerable ecological and economic effect on regional systems. Their presence, however, can go unnoticed until they reach nuisance status and as a consequence few case histories exist containing information on their initial appearance and their spatio-temporal patterns. Here we report on the occurrence of the non-indigenous diatom Coscinodiscus wailesii in 1977 in the English Channel, its subsequent geographical spread into European shelf seas, and its persistence as a significant member of the diatom community in the north-east Atlantic from 1977-1995.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Additional Keywords:	Diatoms Introduced species Geographical distribution Population number Dominant species
Subjects:	Botany Ecology and Environment
Divisions:	Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science > Other (SAHFOS) (expired)
Depositing User:	EPrints Services
Date made live:	17 May 2006
Last Modified:	06 Jun 2017 15:54
URI:	https://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/1145

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