Chattopadhayay J, Sarkar R R, Mandal S
Embryology Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 203, B. T. Road, Kolkata 700 035, India.
J Theor Biol. 2002 Apr 7;215(3):333-44. doi: 10.1006/jtbi.2001.2510.
Termination of planktonic blooms is of great importance to human health, ecosystem, environment, tourism and fisheries. Toxic substances released by plankton play an important role in this context. The effect of toxin-producing plankton (TPP) on zooplankton is observed from the field-collected samples and mathematical modelling. Information from both the studies led us to suggest that TPP may terminate the planktonic blooms by decreasing the grazing pressure of zooplankton and thus acts as a biological control.
浮游生物水华的终止对人类健康、生态系统、环境、旅游业和渔业都至关重要。在此背景下，浮游生物释放的有毒物质起着重要作用。通过对野外采集的样本和数学模型观察产毒浮游生物（TPP）对浮游动物的影响。这两项研究的信息使我们认为，TPP可能通过降低浮游动物的捕食压力来终止浮游生物水华，从而起到生物控制的作用。
