TY - JOUR
T1 - The occurrence of algal blooms in Omani coastal waters
AU - Al-Azri, Adnan
AU - Piontkovski, Sergey
AU - Al-Hashmi, Khalid
AU - Al-Gheilani, Hamed
AU - Al-Habsi, Harib
AU - Al-Khusaibi, Salem
AU - Al-Azri, Nasser
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Monthly sampling of phytoplankton, chlorophyll a, temperature, salinity and nutrients was carried out in the Sea of Oman and in the Arabian Sea, from 2004 and onwards. In addition to time series data, historical data from 1976 to 2003 were collected from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Wealth reports. Annual averages of algal blooms occurrence along the coast of Oman showed three major components of seasonal and interannual fluctuations- the seasonal cycle, interannual fluctuations with approximate period of 8 years, and the interannual rising tendency. The dominant algal blooms species comprise both diatoms and dinoflagellates, with obvious dominance of Noctiluca scintillans followed by Cochlodinium polykrikoides and Prorocentrum sp.
AB - Monthly sampling of phytoplankton, chlorophyll a, temperature, salinity and nutrients was carried out in the Sea of Oman and in the Arabian Sea, from 2004 and onwards. In addition to time series data, historical data from 1976 to 2003 were collected from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Wealth reports. Annual averages of algal blooms occurrence along the coast of Oman showed three major components of seasonal and interannual fluctuations- the seasonal cycle, interannual fluctuations with approximate period of 8 years, and the interannual rising tendency. The dominant algal blooms species comprise both diatoms and dinoflagellates, with obvious dominance of Noctiluca scintillans followed by Cochlodinium polykrikoides and Prorocentrum sp.
KW - Oceanography
KW - Oman coast
KW - Sea of Oman
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U2 - 10.1080/14634988.2012.672151
DO - 10.1080/14634988.2012.672151
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84979213517
SN - 1463-4988
VL - 15
SP - 56
EP - 63
JO - Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management
JF - Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management
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