Dinoflagellates exhibit a variety of feeding strategies, about half are autotrophic, since dinoflagellates have a slower generation time than diatoms they tend to follow diatom blooms.
Michoacan, Mexico is in the middle of Mexico between Guadalajara and Mexico City. It is Mexico's heartland, a great agricultural region as well of centers of indigenous crafts. This state has many climate and cultural variations and is known as La Alma de Mexico; The soul of Mexico.
The state of Tamaulipas is located in the northeastern portion of the Mexican Republic. It shares common borders with the Mexican States of Nuevo Le n (to the west), San Luis Potos (to the southwest) and Veracruz (to the south). It also shares its northern boundary with the American state of Texas.