Toxic phytoplankton blooms in the southwestern Gulf of Maine: testing hypotheses of physical control using historical data

1992 ◽  
Vol 112 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. J. S. Franks ◽  
D. M. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Historical Data ◽  
Gulf Of Maine ◽  
Phytoplankton Blooms ◽  
Testing Hypotheses ◽  
Toxic Phytoplankton ◽  
Physical Control

Early spring phytoplankton blooms in the Gulf of Maine

1986 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 515-529 ◽  
Author(s):  
David W. Townsend ◽  
Richard W. Spinrad
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Maine ◽  
Early Spring ◽  
Phytoplankton Blooms

scholarly journals Spatiotemporal Relationships of Phytoplankton Blooms, Drought, and Rainstorms in Freshwater Reservoirs

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 404
Author(s):  
Abigail S. Knapp ◽  
Adam M. Milewski
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Statistical Modeling ◽  
Algal Blooms ◽  
Algal Bloom ◽  
Spatiotemporal Dynamics ◽  
Phytoplankton Blooms ◽  
Toxic Phytoplankton ◽  
Best Fitting ◽  
Global Threat ◽  
The Impact

Algal blooms, especially those composed of toxic phytoplankton, are a global threat to eutrophic and mesotrophic freshwater reservoirs. While extreme hydrologic events such as flooding and drought have been shown to control bloom onset and success, the spatiotemporal dynamics of these relationships are still unclear for mesotrophic reservoirs. In this study, the relationships between hydrologic events and phytoplankton in Lake Allatoona and Lake Lanier, Georgia, United States, were characterized using historical and satellite datasets from 2008 to 2017 and statistical modeling. Results showed that the impact of stormflow and rainstorm events varied systematically from riverine to lacustrine reaches of the two reservoirs on weekly and monthly scales. Precipitation duration and stormflow were the most significant and best-fitting predictors of algal bloom biomass in deeper reaches of the two reservoirs, suggesting that algal blooms in more lacustrine environments may be better equipped for wet and stormy regimes than has been previously hypothesized.

Aircraft Remote Sensing of Toxic Phytoplankton Blooms: A Case Study from Cardigan River, Prince Edward Island

1997 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Sathyendranath ◽  
D.V. Subba Rao ◽  
Z. Chen ◽  
V. Stuart ◽  
T. Platt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Prince Edward Island ◽  
Phytoplankton Blooms ◽  
Toxic Phytoplankton
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