Is it feasible to predict “slime blooms” or “mucilage” in the northern Adriatic Sea?

A study of the northern Adriatic system has led to an unexpected change in the commonly-held view on the slime blooms observed in its waters. Instead of an excessive inflow of nutrients from rivers, the cause of mucilage blooms is now believed to be the stress on algae induced by a shortage of nutri...

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Published in:Ecological modelling 1996, Vol.84 (1), p.189-198
Main Author: Tomasino, M.G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algae
Marine
Marine ecosystems
Nutrients
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Summary:A study of the northern Adriatic system has led to an unexpected change in the commonly-held view on the slime blooms observed in its waters. Instead of an excessive inflow of nutrients from rivers, the cause of mucilage blooms is now believed to be the stress on algae induced by a shortage of nutrients. At the beginning of 1993, the system returned to normal after a vulnerable five-year period which was particularly critical in 1988 and 1989.
ISSN:0304-3800
1872-7026
DOI:10.1016/0304-3800(94)00108-1