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Analyzing HAB data for supporting Chlorophyll Criteria Development Peter Tango Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Methods. Visual analysis relative to published HAB thresholds for living resource or human health effects. Statistical approaches. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Analyzing HAB data for supporting Chlorophyll Criteria Development
Peter TangoMaryland Department of Natural Resources
Methods
• Visual analysis relative to published HAB thresholds for living resource or human health effects.
• Statistical approaches
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What conditions do we need to achieve to reduce the likelihood of a cyanobacteria bloom?
bloom ~ 1,700 colonies /mlor 10,000 cells/ml
NORTHERN Coastal Bays only!
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No Category 3 blooms
Brown Tide: Coastal Bays Polyhaline example
• If we are talking about a max of 5 ug/L to eliminate risk of Brown Tide, then we are likely talking about means or medians in the 1-3 ug/L region, allowing for natural variability.
• Marine oligotrophy: < 1ug/L, mesotrophy 1-3 ug/L, eutrophy 3-5 ug/L (Smith et al 1999)
• Molvaer et al. 1997: oligo < 2 ug/L, meso 2-7, eutro > 7 ug/L.
Statistical Approach: Odds Ratio• Odds of a bloom for a particular CHLA threshold were
developed for Prorocentrum minimum in Maryland waters.
• Odds = # events (bloom samples)/# nonevents (nonbloom samples) for all data less than or equal to the threshold.
• Probability of a bloom = odds/(1+odds).• Max probability of a bloom = bloom samples/ total
samples ~ 11% or 1 in every 9 spring samples is expected to contain > 3000 cells/ml.
• Spring = March-May.
Prorocentrum bloom probability (spring = March-May) based on data below a chosen CHLA threshold
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Blue diamonds are bloom probability when data are contained a chosen CHLA threshold.Red squares are the % maximum potential bloom levels. (the overall level in the Bay, regardless of CHLA is 1 in 9 samples or 11% of samples will contain a bloom level of Prorocentrum in spring.)
Prorocentrum bloom probability (spring = March-May) based on data below a chosen CHLA threshold
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Narrow range of chla that lacks potential for blooms. 0-5 ug/L.
Prorocentrum bloom probability (spring = March-May) based on data below a chosen CHLA threshold
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Rapid change in bloom probability at 5-10 ug/L
Prorocentrum bloom probability (spring = March-May) based on data below a chosen CHLA threshold
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Lower response slope between 10-30 ug/L
Prorocentrum bloom probability (spring = March-May) based on data below a chosen CHLA threshold
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Response slope continues declines above 30 ug/L as we approach the maximum probability for bloom potential somewhere near100 ug/L.
Prorocentrum summary• < 5ug/L CHLA has probability of 0 for Prorocentrum
blooms in spring.• Prorocentrum has a steep response curve to increasing
CHLA. • *IF* this curve portends P.minimum response to
reducing CHLA in the Bay as well, then response rates will improve the more we reduce CHLA levels.
• The higher the initial CHLA level, the slower the initial response from the maximum bloom potential we have observed in the Bay as we reduce CHLA levels.
Examples of published trophic status classifications
Freshwater: Eutrophic>10 ug/L (Wetzel 2001)
6.7-31 ug/L (mean) (Ryding and Rast 1989)
9-25 ug/L (Smith et al. 1999)
Phytoplankton Reference Communities:Spring median: 4.3 (1.0 – 13.5)Summer median: 8.6 (3.2-15.9)
Polyhaline: Good Conditions
Historical Ches BayAnnual mean: 0.46-1.21(Harding and Perry 1997)
Olson 2002Spring mean 3.9 ug/LSummer mean 3.2 ug/L
Phyto Reference CommunitiesSpring 2.9 median (1.1-6.7: 5-95%)Summer 4.4 median (1.7-8.7:5-95%)
Summary
• Published HAB thresholds provide a mechanism for comparison with CHLA levels providing insight into controlling their concentrations.
• Concentrations limiting blooms thus far show similarity with published trophic status boundaries
• Certain approaches may provide a means to gauge cost-benefit relationships linked with bloom probabilities
