Species composition and chemical characterization of Sargassum influx at six different locations along the Mexican Caribbean coast
Species composition and chemical characterization of Sargassum influx at six different locations along the Mexican Caribbean coast
- Science of the Total Environment, 795, p. 148852, 2021 .
In the last decade, unprecedented arrivals of pelagic Sargassum (Sargassum influx)have been reported for the Caribbean coasts causing severe ecological and economical affectations and remarking the necessity to characterize the phenomenon. In the north coast of the Mexican Caribbean, spatial characterization of Sargassum influx was performed in terms of its abundance, species composition and chemical content using a combination of in situ sampling and remote sensing evaluations. Sargassum influx was detected within the 25 km fringe near to Quintana Roo coast in coincidence with beach-cast events during September 2018. Significant spatial variation in abundance and species composition of the stranded biomass was found for the six localities studied, which was related to the local environmental conditions. Pelagic species of Sargassum were the main component ranging from 78.1 to 99.6
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
GOLDEN TIDES
HEAVY METALS
ISOTOPES
REMOTE SENSING
PELAGIC MACROALGAE
In the last decade, unprecedented arrivals of pelagic Sargassum (Sargassum influx)have been reported for the Caribbean coasts causing severe ecological and economical affectations and remarking the necessity to characterize the phenomenon. In the north coast of the Mexican Caribbean, spatial characterization of Sargassum influx was performed in terms of its abundance, species composition and chemical content using a combination of in situ sampling and remote sensing evaluations. Sargassum influx was detected within the 25 km fringe near to Quintana Roo coast in coincidence with beach-cast events during September 2018. Significant spatial variation in abundance and species composition of the stranded biomass was found for the six localities studied, which was related to the local environmental conditions. Pelagic species of Sargassum were the main component ranging from 78.1 to 99.6
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
GOLDEN TIDES
HEAVY METALS
ISOTOPES
REMOTE SENSING
PELAGIC MACROALGAE