The decomposition of freeze‐dried whole cells and empty thecae of the dinoflagellate Peridinium gatunense Nygaard originating from dense blooms in Lake Kinneret (Israel) was followed experimentally under controlled conditions in the lab. The two materials (whole cells; empty thecae) were suspended in replicate bottles containing nutrient‐poor epilimnetic water from the lake. After 7 d, nutrients (N, P, and trace metals) were a...

Temporal changes in the abundance of Peridinium gatunense Nygaard in the water column of warm monomictic Lake Kinneret were followed during 1990–1994. Sedimentation rates of this dinoflagellate were followed concurrently by means of sediment traps with and without a preservative (Formalin), positioned at the base of the epilimnion and within the hypolimnion, for exposure periods of 2–3 weeks. Upper trap catches of total P. gat...