TABLE 2.
Composition of selected bloom samples by microscopy
| Code | Sampling date (mo.day.yr) | A. circinalis/ M. aeruginosa/ M. flos-aquae ratioa | 103 cell counts ml−1b
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anabaena | Microcystis | |||
| MD-78 | 11.28.00 | 0:0:0 | 0 | 0 |
| MD-80 | 12.8.00 | 100:0:0 | 9.8 | 0 |
| MD-84 | 12.22.00 | 100:0:0 | 630 | 0 |
| MD-87 | 1.5.01 | 99:0:1 | 11 | 0 |
| MD-88 | 1.12.01 | 1:0:99 | 33 | 0 |
| MD-90 | 1.25.01 | 4:1:95 | 120 | 1,000 |
| MD-93 | 2.15.01 | 5:0:95 | 2,500 | 10 |
| MD-96 | 2.26.01 | 5:85:10 | 380 | 65 |
| MD-103 | 3.12.01 | 1:90:9 | 21 | 36 |
| MD-108 | 3.26.01 | 1:99:0 | 0.4 | 23 |
| MD-109 | 3.30.01 | 0:100:0 | 0 | 13 |
a
Obtained by microscopic examination of samples taken for molecular analysis in our laboratory (as described in Materials and Methods).
b
Samples taken separately, at the same time and place, by the Armidale Dumaresq Council. These counts are from council records.