Microalgal blooms are a natural part of the seasonal cycle of photosynthetic organisms in
marine ecosystems. They are key components of the structure and dynamics of the oceans …

Abstract Public awareness about Benthic Harmful Algal Blooms (BHABs) and their negative
impacts has increased substantially over the past few decades. Even so, reports of BHABs …

Abstract Harmful Algae Blooms (HAB) have been documented for at least fifty years in Latin
America and the Caribbean (LAC), however, their impacts at social, ecological and …

Ostreopsis cf. ovata is a toxic marine benthic dinoflagellate responsible for harmful blooms
affecting ecosystem and human health, mostly in the Mediterranean Sea. In this study we …

Since 1998, blooms of the epi-benthic dinoflagellate, Ostreopsis cf. ovata Fukuyo have been
reported in the Arraial do Cabo area, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This dinoflagellate can produce …

Fifty-five strains of Ostreopsis were collected in the Mediterranean Sea and analyzed to
characterize their toxin profiles. All the strains were grown in culture under the same …

The toxin profile and hemolytic activity of a strain of Ostreopsis cf. ovata (UFBA013) isolated
from Todos os Santos Bay (northeastern Brazil) were evaluated under different levels of N …

Abstract The GEOHAB Core Research Project (CRP) Harmful Algal Blooms in Benthic
Systems, launched in 2010, focused on toxic and noxious events associated with benthic …

The increasing number of harmful algal blooms (HABs) is a major threat to marine life and is
a cause for concern for marine ecosystems. Toxins that can harm fish, shellfish, animals, and …

Harmful algae blooms in benthic systems are less known than blooms caused by planktonic
species. The constant increase in record numbers of the epi-benthic dinoflagellate …