Wind and temperature controls on Alexandrium blooms (2000–2007) in Thau lagoon (Western Mediterranean).

Highlights: [•] Wind patterns override factors controlling Alexandrium catenella blooms in Thau lagoon. [•] Surface water temperature impacts the seasonal development of blooms (spring and fall). [•] Southeasterly winds disperse the blooms, northwesterly winds terminate the blooms. [•] Maximal cell densities of Alexandrium catenella are related to calm period durations. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]