Ephemeral parasitism on blooming diatoms in a temperate estuary

• Published in: Marine and Freshwater Research
• Main Authors: Guinder, Valeria Ana, Carcedo, Maria Cecilia, Buzzi, Natalia Sol, Molinero, Juan Carlos, López Abbate, María Celeste, Fernandez Severini, Melisa Daiana, Biancalana, Florencia, Kühn, Stefanie
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Csiro Publishing
• Subjects: phytoplankton; estuarine ecology; eutrophication; fungi; salinity; Meteorología y Ciencias Atmosféricas; Ciencias de la Tierra y relacionadas con el Medio Ambiente; CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS; Argentina; Argentino; Austral; Fernandez; Molinero; Alfred Wegener Institute
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/28871

Parasites of phytoplankton influence phytoplankton bloom dynamics and may severely affect the type of food available for higher trophic levels. The incidence of such infection diseases is expected to increase across ecosystems worldwide under scenarios of global change. Here we report a massive para...