Island Protozoa Studies
Gaytha A. Langlois, Professor of Environmental Studies, Bryant College
Ongoing Studies of Island Protozoa - Narragansett Bay & Buzzards Bay
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Table II
Changes in Species Composition in Control & Oiled Habitats
(MERL Mesocosm Studies & Prudence Island Field Studies)
MEAN # OF INDIVIDUALS/SLIDE

 
Organism
Illustration
Name
Control
MERL Tanks
Oiled 
MERL Tanks
Prudence Island
Control Site
Prudence Island
Oiled Site
Diatom
 Pleurosigma sp.
0.2
66
2
40
Diatom
Amphiprora sp.
0
65
0
8
Ciliate
Condylostoma sp.
0.4
15
0.3
7

 
 

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Bryant College, Smithfield, RI
October 2000
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Updated January 2002