Seasonal and annual dynamics of harmful algae and algal toxins revealed through weekly monitoring at two coastal ocean sites off southern California, USA

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 6878-6895

  Seubert, Erica L ^a   Gellene, Alyssa G ^a   Howard, Meredith D A ^b   Connell, Paige ^a   Ragan, Matthew ^a   Jones, Burton H ^a,c   Runyan, Jennifer ^a   Caron, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT   (United States)

^c KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Bloom definition; Domoic acid; Harmful algal bloom; Microalgae; Pseudo nitzschia; Time series

Indexed keywords

DOMOIC ACID; DRUG DERIVATIVE; KAINIC ACID; MARINE TOXIN;

ABUNDANCE; ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALGAL BLOOM; ANNUAL VARIATION; BEACH PROFILE; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIATOM; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOXIC ORGANISM;

ALGAL BLOOM; ARTICLE; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; SEASON; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

CALIFORNIA; DIATOMS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM; KAINIC ACID; MARINE TOXINS; SEASONS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CALIFORNIA; CANADA; REDONDA ISLANDS; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA; PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA SERIATA;

EID: 84884704880     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1420-0     Document Type: Article

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