Toxicity in benthic freshwater cyanobacteria (blue‐green algae): First observations in New Zealand

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Abstract

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.

Topics & Keywords

Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volume 35, Issue 5, pp. 1057-1059

DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2001.9517062

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