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TABLE 4.29 (Continued)
Algal Maximum Growth Rates (day
−
1
)
Min.
Max.
Avg.
Location
Reference
As Cited in
Explanation
2.5
Chesapeake Bay
Cerco and Cole, 1994
Cerco and Cole
91
27.5°C cyanobacteria, rate is valid only for upper
Potomac River
1.8
Neuse Estuary
Lung and Paerl, 1986
Lung and Paerl
79
20°C green algae
1.8
Patuxent River Estuary
Lung, 1992
Lung
80
20°C green algae, value used in modeling
2.5
Chesapeake Bay
Cerco and Cole, 1994
Cerco and Cole
91
25°C green algae
1.5
3.9
Sacramento San Joaquin Delta
Di Toro, 1971
Bowie et al.
93
25°C green algae, literature values
2.16
Sacramento San Joaquin Delta
Di Toro, 1971
Bowie et al.
93
20°C dinoflagellates, literature values
0.2
0.28
New York Bight
O'Connor et al., 1981
Bowie et al.
93
20°C dinoflagellates
2.25
Indian River-Rehoboth Bay,
Delaware, U.S.A.
Cerco and Seitzinger, 1997
Cerco and
Seitzinger
102
20°C benthic algae
2.4
Venice Lagoon
Bergamasco, 1998
Bergamasco
et al.
103
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