Revisions allow you to track differences between multiple versions of your content, and revert back to older versions.

Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Reports

Formal report series, containing results of research and monitoring carried out by Marine Scotland Science

License

UK Open Government Licence (OGL)

Other Access

The information on this page (the dataset metadata) is also available in these formats.

JSON RDF

via the DKAN API

The Influence of Natrurally Occurring Algal Biotoxins on the Biology of Pelagic Copepods: A Review of the Literature and Data Currently Available for Scottish Waters

Many planktonic algae produce biotoxins that can affect grazer feeding, mortality and recruitment rates, or alter swimming behaviour and therefore predation risk. This report reviews the literature on the effects of algal biotoxins (excluding cyanobacteria) on pelagic copepod biology, focussing on copepod species that are important in Scottish waters.

Marine Scotland Science currently holds more than 10 years inshore coastal monitoring data on the occurrence of toxic phytoplankton and corresponding zooplankton species from the Stonehaven and Loch Ewe monitoring sites, and these data are summarised.

The relevant biotoxins that could influence copepod population dynamics in Scottish waters are identified as poly-unsaturated aldehydes from diatoms, and toxins associated with paralytic shellfish poisoning (Alexandrium spp.), diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (Dinophysis spp.) and amnesic shellfish poisoning (Pseudo-nitzschia spp.). There is potential for these Scottish field data and further experimental studies to provide insights into the way that interspecies relationships and energy flow in food webs can be affected by the production, transfer and effects of algal biotoxins.

doi: 
10.7489/1458-1
Citation: 
K.B. Cook, E. Bresnan, E.A. Turrell. 2010. The Influence of Naturally Occurring Algal Biotoxins on the Biology of Pelagic Copepods: A Review of the Literature and Data Currently Available for Scottish Waters. Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Volume 1 No 15 . Edinburgh: Scottish Government, 72 pages. doi: 10.7489/1458-1
FieldValue
Publisher
Modified
2020-01-07
Release Date
2014-09-02
Identifier
2067338a-194e-4425-80f5-7103160c9a52
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Location
Scottish Seas, Loch Ewe, Stonehaven
Temporal Coverage
2010-05-31
License
UK Open Government Licence (OGL)
Author
K B Cook, E Bresnan, E A Turrell
Data Dictionary

Literature and Data Review.

Contact Name
Marine Scotland Science Enquiries
Contact Email
Public Access Level
Public