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ACKIMOWLEDGMEMTS 



The research reported here was supported by a National Science 

 Foundation (NSF) graduate fellowship and an Environmental Protec- 

 tion Agency (EPA) research traineeship to R. L. Dwyer. Support for 

 the Narragansett Bay sampling was provided by NSF grant GA- 

 731319X to T. J. Smayda. Support for development and experi- 

 mentation on the bay microcosms was provided through EPA 

 Environmental Research Laboratory intramural funding of K. T. 

 Perez and a grant to S. W. Nixon and C. A. Oviatt (grant No. 

 R803143030). 



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