HAB's are algal bloom events involving toxic or otherwise harmful phytoplankton such as dinoflagellates of the genus Alexandrium and Karenia, or diatoms of the genus Pseudo-nitzschia.
As a result HABs cost coastal communities a substantial amount. Coastal HAB events have been estimated to result in economic impacts in the United States of at least $82 million each year.
These impacts stress the importance of understanding HABs and developing tools to mitigate their impacts and ultimately to control or even prevent them.
No comments:
Post a Comment