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ECOHAB: Gulf of Maine Publication Communicates Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Dynamics, Informing HAB Research and Management
Results
of the Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (CSCOR)-sponsored
Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms (ECOHAB): Gulf of
Maine Project are highlighted in a special issue of Deep Sea Research
Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography titled, “The Ecology
and Oceanography of Toxic Alexandrium fundyense Blooms in
the Gulf of Maine.” The overall goal of ECOHAB: Gulf of Maine Project
was to understand and model the dynamics of the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium fundyense in
the Gulf of Maine by investigating the physical, biological, chemical,
and behavioral mechanisms underlying population abundance and distribution
in the Gulf of Maine system. Articles address the physical/chemical
characteristics of the Gulf of Maine, the physiology and ecology of A.
fundyense, the role Alexandrium cyst dynamics in toxic
blooms, the ecology of blooms, the impacts of and to grazing organisms,
and the inter-annual variability in toxicity. This publication lays
the foundation for HAB forecasting and response in the Gulf of Mexico
and contributes to NCCOS's goal of conducting and communicating high
quality, relevant, and timely science. This six-year project was supported
by NOAA/CSCOR and the NSF. The articles can be found in Deep Sea Research
Part II, Volume 52, Issues 19-21, pages 2365-2876. For more information
about ECOHAB, see ECOHAB Fact Sheet or
contact Quay Dortch at Quay.Dortch@noaa.gov or
Susan Banahan at Susan
Banahan.