Ryan, J. P., Kudela, R. M., Birch, J. M., Blum, M., Bowers, H. A., Chavez, F. P. 2017. Causality of an Extreme Algal Bloom in Monterey Bay, California, during the 2014-2016 Northeast Pacific Warm Anomaly. Geophysical Research Letters. AGU Publications. Number 44. 5571-5579

Algae, Climate change, Micro-organisms, Water quality, Climate, Temperature, Aquatic ecosystems, Biology, Algal blooms

This research letter describes a harmful algal bloom (HAB) that took place off the coast of Monterey Bay, California (U.S.) during a prolonged period of anomalously high temperatures in 2015. The researchers describe the impacts of a specific genus of diatoms, which produce high concentrations of a biotoxic compound.