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.

Autores:
Gavio, Brigitte
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2015
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/51558
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/51558
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/45704/
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/45704/4/10491
Palabra clave:
drift
Sargassum
San Andrès island
unusual biomass
Rights
openAccess
License
Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
Description
Summary: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.