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Event name:
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US-16-009
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Country:
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UNITED STATES
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Nature of the harmful event:
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Water Discoloration
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High Phyto concentration
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Event directly affected:
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Planktonic life
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Other Terrestrial
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Shellfish
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Toxicity detected:
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No
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Associated syndrome:
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OTHER
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Unexplained toxicity:
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No
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Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
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Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:
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Yes
(Privately supported program)
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Event occurred before in this location:
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Yes
(Brown tide first emerged 1980's in Long Island Bays and since then this bloom has occurred annually.)
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Individuals to contact:
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GOBLER
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Causative organism known:
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Yes
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Causative Species/Genus:
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Aureococcus anophagefferens
(1500000000 cells/L)
Pelagophyte, A maximal density was observed at a peak of bloom.
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Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
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Synechococcus spp.
(3000000000 cells/L)
Cyanobacteria, A maximal density was observed after brown tide demised
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known:
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µg/l
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Additional bloom information:
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Brown tide succeeded with phycocyanin-containing cyanobacteria bloom.
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Event-related bibliography:
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