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López i Flores, RocÃo
Boix Masafret, Dani Badosa i Salvador, Anna Brucet Balmaña, Sandra Quintana Pou, Xavier |
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2010 | |
Mediterranean salt marshes are ecosystems that are highly influenced by sea changes and freshwater inputs from runoff. In these ecosystems, toxic and non-toxic algae blooms often produce large and unpredictable biomasses of phytoplankton. The Microtox R test has been described as a successful, quick method for detecting toxicity in various phytoplankton taxa. Ourstudy sought to test the efficiency of Microtox R in detecting toxic HAB in Mediterranean salt marshes. The results showed that the Microtox R test was able to detect toxic substances in the particulate matter of several lagoons in the Empordà salt marshes. This Microtox R toxicity coincided with periods when potentially harmful cyanobacteria, dinoflagellates and haptophytes had a high biomass. The results suggest that potentially harmful phytoplankton cannot be ruled out as a source of Microtox R | |
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1989-1806 | |
http://hdl.handle.net/10256/3583 | |
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Asociación Ibérica de LimnologÃa | |
Reproducció digital del document publicat a: http://www.limnetica.net Articles publicats (D-CCAA) |
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© Limnetica, 2010, vol. 29, núm. 2, p. 257-268 | |
Tots els drets reservats | |
Aiguamolls de l’Empordà (Catalunya) -- Aspectes ambientals
Algues tòxiques -- Catalunya -- Aiguamolls de l’Empordà Empordà Marshes -- Environmental aspects Toxic algae -- Catalonia -- Aiguamolls de l’Empordà |
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Is Microtox R toxicity related to potentially harmful algae proliferation in Mediterranean salt marshes? | |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |
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