Impact of harmful algal blooms on wild and cultured animals in the Gulf of California.
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2011-07
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Historical documents and classic works together with recent specialized literature have described Harmful
Algal Blooms (HABs) in the Gulf of California. This is a review of HABs impact (qualitative and quantitative)
during the last decades in the Gulf of California on wild (mammals, birds, fishes, and invertebrates) and
cultured animals (shrimps and fishes). Microalgal species responsible of noxious effects are Noctiluca
scintillans, Cochlodinium polykrikoides, Gymnodinium catenatum, Prorocentrum minimum, Akashiwo
sanguinea, Chattonella subsalsa Ch. marina, Chattonella sp., Heterocapsa sp., Dinophysis sp., Fibrocapsa
japonica, Heterosigma akashiwo, Thalassiosira sp., Chaetoceros spp., Pseudo-nitzschia australis, P.
fraudulenta, Pseudo-nitzschia sp., Trichodesmium erythraeum and Schizotrix calcicola. Emphasis is given
to the necessity to continue with interdisciplinary studies in oceanography, ecology, toxicology and toxinology
interrelated with biomedical sciences such as physiology, pathology, epidemiology and animal health.
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Animal health, Aquaculture,, Harmful algal blooms, Impact, Wildlife
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Nunez-Vazquez Erick J, Garate-Lizarraga Ismael, Band-Schmidt Christine J, Cordero-Tapia A, Lopez-Cortes David J, Sandoval Francisco E Hernandez, Heredia-Tapia Alejandra, Bustillos-Guzman Jose J. Impact of harmful algal blooms on wild and cultured animals in the Gulf of California. Journal of Environmental Biology. 2011 July; 32(4): 413-423.