| Event name: | ES-01-007 | |
| Country: | SPAIN | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | ||
| Unexplained toxicity: | Yes (MICROTOX.) | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (1. STRATEGY EVK3-2001-00046. New strategy of monitoring and management of HABs in the Mediterranean) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Since 1995.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | GARCÉS, Esther | |
| Location: | Latitude: 41.833333, Longitude: 3.150000 | |
| General location information: |
La Fosca., Catalonia, NE Spain. HAB Area code(s): ES-23 |
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| Additional location information: | ||
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2001-07-26, End: 2001-08-07 | |
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | Start 15 May, end 10 September in La Fosca. At the same time blooms also occurred at Sant Pol (max. conc.: 127,400 cells/L) ans Pals (max. conc.: 3,678,532 cells/L). | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium taylorii
(4,668,906 cells/L)
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Gymnodinium sp.
(1,220,196 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | ||
| Event-related bibliography: | Vila, M., Camp, J., Garcés, E., Masó, M. and Delgado, M. (2001) High resolution spatio-temporal detection of HABs in confined waters of the NW Mediterranean. Journal of Plankton Research, 23: 497-514 Garces, E., Maso, M. and Camp, J. (1999) A recurrent and localized dinoflagellate bloom in Mediterranean beach. Journal of Plankton Research 21: 2373-2391 Garcés, E., Delgado, M., Maso, M., Camp, J. (1998) Life history and in situ growth rates of Alexandrium taylori (Dinophyceae, Pyrrophyta). Journal of Phycology 34: 880-887. Delgado, M., Garcés, E., Vila,M. and Camp,J. (1997) Morphological variability in three populations of the dinoflagellate Alexandrium taylori. Journal of Plankton Research 19, 749-757. | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 27 °C, Min: 20 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 38, Min: 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: |
Subsurface |
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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| Additional harmful effect information: | Affected sites are turist areas. | ||||||
