Marine birds and harmful algal blooms: sporadic victims or under-reported events?

• Published in: Harmful algae Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 1 - 17
• Main Authors: Shumway, Sandra E., Allen, Steven M., Dee Boersma, P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.03.2003
• Subjects: Aves; Bird; Harmful algal blooms; Marine; Red tides; World Ocean; Harmful algal blooms; Bird; Red tides

From the late Pliocene to now, blooms of toxic algae are associated with mortalities of marine birds. Given the long historical presence of harmful algal blooms (HABs) worldwide and the numbers of seabirds that feed on filter-feeding fish and shellfish, it is surprising that relatively few incidents...