Role of a Newly Discovered Toxic Dinoflagellate in Finfish and Shellfish Kills inthe Neuse and Pamlico Estuaries

摘要

The objectives of the study were to obtain field and experimental informationneeded to formally speciate and characterize the general ecology of a newly discovered toxic estuarine dinoflagellate, and to examine its significance in causing fish kills in the Neuse and Pamlico (North Carolina) estuaries.