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GRAPH SHOWING THE TIME SERIES OF CELL CONCENTRATIONS OF DIATOMS (CHAETOCEROS SP.) AND PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA SP., MEASURED IN CELLS PER LITER OF WATER, FROM JANUARY 2012 THROUGH DECEMBER 2015 OBSERVED FROM ROUTINE PHYTOPLANKTON SAMPLING CONDUCTED AT THE KASITSNA BAY DOCK IN KACHEMAK BAY. DIATOM BLOOMS ARE RECORDED ANNUALLY IN THE SPRING FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF SPIKE IN PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA SP. NOTE THE INCREASE IN PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA SP. CONCENTRATIONS DURING THE 2015 BLOOM.