New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research abstracts
Short communication
Toxicity in benthic freshwater cyanobacteria (blue-green algae): first
observations in New Zealand
KEITH D. HAMILL
Environment Southland
Private Bag 90 116
Invercargill, New Zealand
email: keith.hamill@envirosouth.govt.nz
Abstract Toxic cyanobacteria have been linked to dog deaths
in the Waikanae River (1998) and Mataura River (1999 and 2000), New Zealand.
These were
Oscillatoria-like species which formed benthic mats. This is
the first time in New Zealand that animal deaths have been linked to toxins
from benthic cyanobacteria.
Keywords cyanobacteria; Oscillatoria; benthos;
periphyton; anatoxin-a; New Zealand
New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 2001, Vol. 35
M01067
Received 19 July 2001; accepted 27 September 2001
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