Citation: Reid, P.C. 1972 Dinoflagellate cyst distribution around the British Isles. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 52: 939-944
Number of Pages: 6
Volume Part: 4
Keywords: Biogeography, British Isles, Flora, Littoral, Marine, Plankton, Sublittoral, Water column
Abstract: Rich assemblages of acid-resistant microfossils occur in intertidal sediments from the British Isles and are reported to contain large numbers of dinoflagellate cysts. These cysts provide evidence to show that the distribution of certain cysts is different from that of the motile stage, that coastal distribution of cysts appears to be controlled by currents and that their occurrence within bays is possibly related to localised temperature and salinity conditions. Further, they present evidence that potential conditions for a red tide of Gonyaulax polyedra Stein may be present in the east Irish Sea.