[Algal blooms at Banderas Bay, México (2000-2001), from SeaWiFS-sensor-data].
Algal blooms for the period of 2000 and 2001 at Banderas Bay, México, were analyzed from SeaWiFS-ocean-color-sensor derived information. These events were related with the maximum chlorophyll week anomalies (ASi; a proxy variable constructed for the analysis of chlorophyll temporal variation in the bay). The winter-spring blooms were multispecific, while the summer-fall blooms were monospecific. Two proposals are made: (1) Winter-spring blooms are strongly related with mesoescale processes, due to their apparent temporal synchrony with the high chlorophyll levels in the coastal region from Sinaloa to Jalisco states; (2) Cochlodinium polykrikoides (Margalef 1961) blooms during the summer-fall periods could be induced by local conditions and the influence of previous events on the ecosystem.
Gómez-Villarreal
María C
MC
Centro de Estudios Tecnológicos del Mar No. 6, Coral No. 2, La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Nayarit, 63732, México. cetmar06_invest@sep.gob.mx
Martínez-Gaxiola
Marcos D
MD
Peña-Manjarrez
José L
JL
D000818:Animals; D002734:Chlorophyll / Q000032:analysis*; D004141:Dinoflagellida / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005068:Eutrophication; D008800:Mexico; D010140:Pacific Ocean; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D017215:Satellite Communications; D012621:Seasons
D002734:Chlorophyll