The California Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring and Alert Program: A Success Story for Coordinated Ocean Observing

IF 3.2 4区地球科学 Q1 OCEANOGRAPHY

Oceanography Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI:10.5670/oceanog.2021.supplement.02-30

R. Kudela, C. Anderson, H. Ruhl

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Abstract

of the food chain in most freshwater and marine systems and provide many positive benefits, including production of about half the oxygen on the planet and transformation of sunlight and inorganic elements into the organic material and energy that drive productive aquatic ecosystems. A subset of the phytoplankton, referred to as harmful algal bloom (HAB) species, such as the domoicacidproducing Pseudo-nitzschia, are persistent threats to coastal resources, local economies, and human and animal health throughout US waters. HABs will likely intensify in response to anthropogenic climate change, and there is an immediate need for more effective strategies for monitoring and communicating the risks of HABs to human and ecosystem health. The ocean science community has developed several novel sensors and methods for monitoring and predicting this diversity of HAB events. These include the Imaging FlowCytobot (IFCB) and various biophysical modeling systems optimized for HAB prediction. Research efforts funded by agencies such as California Sea Grant and the NOAA competitive HAB programs have resulted in advances in understanding and monitoring HABs in California and elsewhere, but outcomes were necessarily focused on specific regions, organisms, and impacts. California HAB researchers, stakeholders, and monitoring programs identified a needed statewide capacity that encompasses existing and emerging HAB issues and more effectively leverages new technologies in a coordinated manner. This led to development of the California Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring and Alert Program (Cal-HABMAP) with an ambitious set of goals, including studies to normalize the diverse methodologies used in HAB research and monitoring, development of an economic analysis of resources along the California coast and the potential impact of HABs on these resources, and design and development of an integrated network of observations and models that are accessible to all HAB stakeholders. The California Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring and Alert Program: A Success Story for Coordinated Ocean Observing

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加州有害藻华监测和警报计划:协调海洋观测的成功案例

在大多数淡水和海洋系统中，它是食物链的重要组成部分，并提供了许多积极的好处，包括地球上约一半的氧气的生产，以及将阳光和无机元素转化为有机物质和能源，从而推动生产性水生生态系统。浮游植物的一个子集，被称为有害藻华（HAB）物种，如产圆顶藻的伪nitzschia，对整个美国水域的沿海资源、当地经济以及人类和动物健康构成持续威胁。HABs可能会因应人为气候变化而加剧，迫切需要更有效的战略来监测和沟通HABs对人类和生态系统健康的风险。海洋科学界已经开发了几种新的传感器和方法来监测和预测HAB事件的多样性。其中包括Imaging FlowCytobot（IFCB）和为HAB预测优化的各种生物物理建模系统。由加利福尼亚海洋拨款和美国国家海洋和大气管理局的HAB竞争项目等机构资助的研究工作在加利福尼亚州和其他地方的HAB理解和监测方面取得了进展，但结果必然集中在特定区域、生物和影响上。加州HAB研究人员、利益相关者和监测项目确定了所需的全州范围的能力，包括现有和新出现的HAB问题，并以协调的方式更有效地利用新技术。这导致了加州有害藻类水华监测和警报计划（Cal HABMAP）的制定，该计划有一套雄心勃勃的目标，包括对有害藻华研究和监测中使用的各种方法进行规范化研究，对加州海岸的资源进行经济分析，以及有害藻华对这些资源的潜在影响，以及设计和开发一个可供所有HAB利益攸关方使用的综合观测和模型网络。加州有害藻类水华监测和警报计划：协调海洋观测的成功案例

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Oceanography 地学-海洋学

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6.10

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3.60%

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6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： First published in July 1988, Oceanography is the official magazine of The Oceanography Society. It contains peer-reviewed articles that chronicle all aspects of ocean science and its applications. In addition, Oceanography solicits and publishes news and information, meeting reports, hands-on laboratory exercises, career profiles, book reviews, and shorter, editor-reviewed articles that address public policy and education and how they are affected by science and technology. We encourage submission of short papers to the Breaking Waves section that describe novel approaches to multidisciplinary problems in ocean science.