Mechanism of Harmful Algal Bloom Initiation in the Western Gulf of ...

We will investigate the causes of Karenia brevis blooms off the Texas coast with the intent of improving early warning of blooms and their impacts.

Tracing the Early Development of Harmful Algal Blooms on the West ...

Several theories have been proposed to explain the development of harmful algal blooms (HABs) produced by the toxic dinoflagellate Karenia brevis on the ...

mechanism for offshore initiation of harmful algal blooms in the ...

In the western Gulf of Maine, the offshore extent of the river plume during upwelling conditions is sufficient to entrain upward-swimming A. fundyense cells ...

ECOHAB 2008-2009: Project Summaries - Harmful Algal Blooms

PSP is the most widespread of the poisoning syndromes associated with harmful algal blooms (HABs). Blooms of A. fundyense in the GOM are highly seasonal, ...

A mechanism for offshore initiation of harmful algal blooms in the ...

... western Gulf of Maine, the offshore extent of the river plume during upwelling conditions is suffcient to entrain upward-swimming A. fundyense cells ...

Identifying Bloom Origins of the Toxic Dinoflagellate Karenia brevis ...

Related Project(s):. Mechanism of Harmful Algal Bloom Initiation in the Western Gulf of Mexico ...

Origins of Karenia brevis harmful algal blooms along the Texas coast

brevis bloom formation in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, Hetland and Campbell (2007) proposed a set of mechanisms to account for the rapid ...

Algal Bloom - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

Generally, it is conceded that, worldwide, occurrences of HAB are increasing, primarily due to coastal development and increasing anthropogenic nutrient input ...

Progress in understanding harmful algal blooms (HABs)

One example of a HAB expansion caused by storms or other natural events is in the Gulf of Maine (USA), where a major tropical storm stimulated and dispersed a ...

[PDF] A mechanism for offshore initiation of harmful algal blooms in ...

A combination of observations and model results suggest a mechanism by which coastal blooms of the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium fundyense can be ...

(PDF) The Diversity of Harmful Algal Bloom-Triggering Mechanisms ...

Mechanisms influencing initiation of harmful algal blooms (HABs) are diverse, and are not likely to be mutually exclusive. Rather, initiation of HABs is a ...

Marine harmful algal blooms (HABs) in the United States

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are a significant problem in U.S. coastal waters, dating back hundreds of years to when explorers and early west-coast settlers were ...

physical mechanisms driving harmful algal blooms along the - CORE

brevis occur almost annually along the West Florida Shelf (WFS) in the late summer and early fall, when the coastal current is favorable for bloom initiation.

Origins of Karenia brevis harmful algal blooms along the Texas coast

The drifter experiments suggest that southern waters play a role in HAB event initiation, providing an offshore source of cells at the end of ...

USACE Freshwater Harmful Algal Bloom Research and ...

Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) are defined generally as an overgrowth of algae that harms the environment and economy, often giving the water a brown or ...

Scientific Assessment of Marine Harmful Algal Blooms

... western Gulf of Mexico, Harmful. Algae 2:163–171. 56. Maier ... A mechanism for offshore initiation of harmful algal blooms in the coastal Gulf of Maine .

Florida's Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Problem: Escalating Risks to ...

HAB increases are attributed to a variety of reasons that vary with the species and the geographical areas involved (Anderson, 1989; Hallegraeff ...

About Red Tides in Florida | FWC

Red tides, also called harmful algal blooms (HABs), occur when microscopic ... Although more than 50 HAB species occur in the Gulf of Mexico, one of ...

Predicting harmful algal blooms: a case study with Dinophysis ovum ...

We identified a narrow range of temperature and salinity that could be necessary for bloom initiation of D. ovum and Mesodinium in the Gulf of Mexico.

NATIONAL HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) FORECAST SYSTEM ...

• Western Gulf of Mexico (Texas) operational September 30, 2010. ... ECOHAB. Mechanism of Harmful Algal Bloom Initiation in the. Western ...