Distribution of organic-walled dinoflagellate cysts in surface sediments of San Matías Gulf (North Patagonian Shelf, Argentina): a seed bank for potential harmful algal blooms

In the southwestern Atlantic Ocean, the San Matías Gulf (SMG) is a semi-enclosed coastal ecosystem (40.5°-42.5°S; 63.5°-65.5°W) with considerably greater depths (up to 190 m) than the adjacent continental shelf (~70 m). A thermohaline frontal system develops in a latitudinal position around 41.8°S f...

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Main Authors: Juan B. Xillovich, C. Marcela Borel, Carola Ferronato, Bernd Krock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2025.1543414/full
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