| Event name: | ES-03-024 | |
| 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: | No | |
| 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 | |
| Individuals to contact: | MASO, Mercedes | |
| Location: | Latitude: 39.537222, Longitude: -2.453889 | |
| General location information: |
Mallorca - Calviŕ., Balearic Island. HAB Area code(s): ES-26 |
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| Additional location information: | High biomass bloom in frequented beaches. Oter beaches of the island were also affected during summer with lower concentrations | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2003-05-27, End: 2003-08-08 | |
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| Causative organism known: | No | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium taylorii
(7,000,000 cells/L)
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Gymnodinium sp.
(3,000,000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Basterretxea, G., Garcés, E., Jordi, T., Masó, M., Tintoré, J .Breeze as Alexandrium taylori bloom favoring mechanism in a Mediterranean beach. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 62:1-12 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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| Nutrient information: |
AMONIUM:
0.88
NITRATE: 0.43 NITRITE: 0.05 PHOSPHATE: 0.14 SILICATE: 0.93 |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 28 °C, Min: 20 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 38, Min: 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: |
Surface |
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| Growth: |
In situ |
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