MASSIVE QUANTITIES OF PELAGIC Sargassum ON THE SHORES OF SAN ANDRES ISLAND, SOUTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN

We report an unusual biomass of floating Sargassum, composed of the species S. fluitans and S. natans, that reached the northeastern coast of San Andres island in September 2014. The time and size of the event is unprecedented to the island.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brigitte GAVIO, M. Natalia RINCÓN-DÍAZ, Adriana SANTOS-MARTÍNEZ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2015-01-01
Series:Acta Biológica Colombiana
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Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/actabiol/article/view/46109