Event name: | ES-99-007 | |
Country: | SPAIN | |
Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration | |
Event directly affected: |
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Toxicity detected: | No | |
Associated syndrome: | ||
Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Since 1996) | |
Individuals to contact: | GARCÉS, Esther |
Location: | Latitude: 41.250000, Longitude: 3.166667 | |
General location information: |
St Pol., Catalonia, NE Spain. HAB Area code(s): ES-22 |
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 1999-06-21, End: 1999-09-09 | |
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
Additional date-related information: | Corresponding to the maximum cell concentration recorded for the causative species 11/Aug/1999. |
Causative organism known: | Yes | |
Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium taylorii
(1.6 x (10) cells/L)
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Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: | ||
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | Max 26 µg/L Chlª. µg/l | |
Additional bloom information: | Alexandrium taylorii: dinophyceae, pyrrophyta. | |
Event-related bibliography: | Garcés, E. (1998) Proliferacions de dinoflagel.lades a la Costa Catalana: estudi del creixement in situ i adaptacions per al manteniment. PhD Thesis. Universitat de Barcelona. Garces, E., Maso, M. and Camp, J. (1999) A recurrent and localized dinoflagellate bloom in Mediterranean beach. J. Plankton Res. 21, 2373-2391. |
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Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 27 °C, Min: 23 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 38, Min: 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bloom location in the water column: |
Surface |
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Additional Environmental information: | At surface in the light hours. On the sediment in the dark time. |
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Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | ||||||
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Economic losses: | Indirect losses for the tourist industry. | ||||||
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