Diversity and distribution of dinoflagellate cysts in surface sediments from fjords of western Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada)

Process length variation of O. centrocarpum sensu Wall & Dale 1966 was measured and it is comparable to previous measurements in similar environmental settings, allowing seawater densities to be inferred. Cysts of Alexandrium spp. were found in most of the samples, with the highest abundance in the inlet heads of Kyuquot and Quatsino Sounds.