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dc.contributor.authorZingone, Adriana
dc.contributor.authorEscalera, Laura
dc.contributor.authorAligizaki, Katerina
dc.contributor.authorFernández-Tejedor, Margarita
dc.contributor.authorIsmael, Amany
dc.contributor.authorMontresor, Marina
dc.contributor.authorMozetič, Patricija
dc.contributor.authorTaş, Seyfettin
dc.contributor.authorTotti, Cecilia
dc.contributor.otherProducció Animalca
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-22T05:37:19Z
dc.date.available2022-06-12T22:45:14Z
dc.date.issued2020-06-12
dc.identifier.citationZingone, Adriana, Laura Escalera, Katerina Aligizaki, Margarita Fernández-Tejedor, Amany Ismael, Marina Montresor, Patricija Mozetič, Seyfettin Taş, and Cecilia Totti. 2021. "Toxic Marine Microalgae And Noxious Blooms In The Mediterranean Sea: A Contribution To The Global HAB Status Report". Harmful Algae 102: 101843. doi:10.1016/j.hal.2020.101843.ca
dc.identifier.issn1568-9883ca
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12327/853
dc.description.abstractWe review the spatial distribution of toxic marine microalgal species and the impacts of all types of harmful algal events (Harmful Algal Blooms, HABs) in the Mediterranean Sea (MS), including the Black Sea, the Sea of Marmara, coastal lagoons and transitional waters, based on two databases compiled in the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS). Eighty-four potentially toxic species have been detected in the MS (2,350 records), of which 16 described from these waters between 1860 and 2014 and a few suspected to have been introduced. More than half of these species (46) produce toxins that may affect human health, the remainders ichthyotoxic substances (29) or other types of toxins (9). Nevertheless, toxicity-related events are not frequent in the MS (308 records in 31 years), and mainly consist of impacts on aquaculture, caused by the dinoflagellates Dinophysis and Alexandrium, along with a few actual shellfish poisoning cases. Pseudo-nitzschia blooms are widespread, but domoic acid in shellfish rarely exceeds regulatory levels. Fish kills are probably less sporadic than reported, representing a problem at a few places along the southern MS coasts and in the Ebro River Delta. Since the last decade of the 20th century, blooms of the benthic dinoflagellates Ostreopsis cf. ovata have regularly occurred all along rocky shores of the MS, at times with human health problems caused by toxic aerosol. New records of Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa, until now reported for the westernmost and easternmost MS coasts, raise concerns about the risk of ciguatera, a syndrome so far known only for subtropical and tropical areas. Recent discoveries are the dinoflagellates Vulcanodinium rugosum, responsible for the presence of pinnatoxins in French lagoons’ shellfish, and the azaspiracid-producers Azadinium spp. Mucilages and discolorations have a major impact on tourism in summer. Reports of toxic species and HABs have apparently increased in the MS over the last half century, which is likely related to the increased awareness and monitoring operations rather than to an actual increase of these phenomena. Indeed, while the case of Ostreopsis appears as a sudden upsurge rather than a trend, no actual increase of toxic or noxious events has so far emerged in intensively studied areas, such as the French and Spanish coasts or the Adriatic Sea. Moreover, some cases of decrease are reported, e.g., for Alexandrium minutum blooms disappearing from the Harbour of Alexandria. Overall, main HAB risks derive from cases of massive development of microalgal biomass and consequent impacts of reduced coastal water quality on tourism, which represents the largest part of the marine economy along the MS coasts.ca
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dc.language.isoengca
dc.publisherElsevierca
dc.relation.ispartofHarmful Algaeca
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalca
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.titleToxic marine microalgae and noxious blooms in the Mediterranean Sea: A contribution to the Global HAB Status Reportca
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleca
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionca
dc.rights.accessLevelinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.udc574ca
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2020.101843ca
dc.contributor.groupAigües Marines i Continentalsca


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