Algal blooms at Banderas Bay, México (2000-2001), from SeaWiFS-sensor-data. Algal blooms for the period of 2000 and 2001 at Banderas Bay, México, were analyzed from SeaWiFS-ocean-color-sensor derived information. These events were related with the maximum chlorophyll week anomalies (ASi; a proxy variable constructed for the analysis of chlorophyll temporal variation in the bay). The winter-spring blooms were multispecific, while the summer-fall blooms were monospecific. Two proposals are made: 1) Winter-spring blooms are strongly related with mesoescale processes, due to their apparent temporal synchrony with the high chlorophyll levels in the coastal region from Sinaloa to Jalisco states; 2) Cochlodinium polykrikoides (Margalef 1961) blooms during the summer-fall periods could be induced by local conditions and the influence of previous events on the ecosystem. Rev. Biol. Trop. 56 (4): 1653-1664. Epub 2008 December 12.

algal blooms; satellite remote sensing; SeaWiFS; chlorophyll; Banderas Bay; Cochlodinium polykrikoides ; proliferaciones algales; sensores semotos satelitales; SeaWiFS; clorofila; Bahía de Banderas; Cochlodinium polykrikoides