HPLC pigment records provide evidence of past blooms of Aureococcus anophagefferens in the Coastal Bays of Maryland and Virginia, USA |
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Authors: | T Mark Trice Patricia M Glibert Chris Lea Laurie Van Heukelem |
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Institution: | a Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Tidewater Ecosystem Assessment Division, 580 Taylor Avenue, D2, Annapolis, MD 21401, USA;b University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Laboratory, P.O. Box 775, Cambridge, MD 21613, USA;c National Park Service—NRID (Academy Place), P.O. Box 25287, Denver, CO 80228, USA |
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Abstract: | Concentrations of the accessory phytoplankton pigment 19′-butanoyloxyfucoxanthin (but-fuco), derived from archived high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) data from the Atlantic coastal bays of Maryland and Virginia (1993–1995 and 1999–2002), were used to determine the presence of Aureococcus anophagefferens at 18 stations. Paired data of direct cell counts of A. anophagefferens and but-fuco concentration data from 2000 to 2002 were linearly regressed (R2 = 0.78). This regression was used to estimate historical cell densities from 1994 to 1995 and to improve the spatial resolution from 1999 to 2002. Although the HPLC method used did not permit quantification of but-fuco before 1994, the records indicate that qualitatively A. anophagefferens was present in 1993. Quantitative measurements grouped into bloom index categories showed that annually, peak densities occurred in May to July. Severe Category 3 blooms (>200,000 cells ml−1) were found in 1995, 2001, and 2002. Spatially, concentrations of but-fuco were higher in the northern extent of the study region than in the lower Chincoteague Bay, and along the western shore of Chincoteague Bay than on the eastern side. On an interannual basis, it appeared that A. anophagefferens became more geographically widespread and blooms more intense throughout the study period. |
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Keywords: | Aureococcus anophagefferens Brown tide Harmful algal bloom Coastal bays 19′ -Butanoyloxyfucoxanthin But-fuco Algal pigments |
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