[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.
Centro de Estudios Tecnológicos del Mar No. 6, Coral No. 2, La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Nayarit, 63732, México. cetmar06_invest@sep.gob.mx
María C
MC
Gómez-Villarreal
Marcos D
MD
Martínez-Gaxiola
José L
JL
Peña-Manjarrez
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