The Red Tide Phenomenon Draft #1

This topic submitted by Stephanie Doupnik ( doupnisa@muohio.edu) at 11:38 PM on 3/27/05.

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This paper will introduce the phenomenon known as Red Tide. I will discuss some of the basic background and information about Red Tide in general terms. I then will go into how it is effecting our marine life and even how it is effecting us. I will discuss these effects more specifically within the Florida Coast regions throughout the paper. This is still an unsolved mystery, but the information in this paper can still be very useful for everyone in this class.

OUTLINE:

I. Introduction

II. Background Information
a. Defintions
b. Species responsible for toxic blooms
c. How toxic algal blooms occur

III. Effects on ocean life
a. Manatees
b. Whales
c. Fish
d. Additional species

IV. Impacts on Humans
a. ASP (Hmnesic Shellfish Pois.)
b. CFP (Ciquatera Fish Pois.)
c. DSP (Diarrhetic Shellfish Pois.)
d. NSP (Neurotoxic Shellfish Pois.)
e. PSP (Paralytic Shellfish Pois.)

V. Conclusion
a. What to do next?
b. Need for more research.

RESOURCES:

ÒRed Tide and Harmful Algal Blooms.Ó NOAA/CSCOR/COP. 4 Mar. 2005. NOAA/CSCOR/COP. 23 Mar. 2005
.

ÒSTART: Solutions To Avoid Red Tide on FloridaÕs Gulf Coast.Ó TRS Technology Group Inc. TRS Technology
Group. 23 Mar. 2005 .

ÒWhat is Red Tide?Ó Department of Public Health. 23 Mar. 2005 .

Anderson, Donald M. ÒToxic Red Tides and Harmful Algal Blooms: A Practical Challenge in Coastal
Oceangraphy.Ó U.S. Nation Report to IUGG. 1995. American Geophysical Union. 23 Mar. 2005 agu.org/revgeophys/anders01/anders01.html>.

ÒFish and Wildlife Research InstituteÓ. DataGlyphics, Inc. DataGlyphics. 27 Mar. 2005 research.myfwc.com>.

ÒNIEHS Redtide StudyÓ. NIEHS. 9 Sep. 2004. NIEHS. 27 Mar. 2005 .
Neely, Merrie B., Singh, Elizabeth. ÒTiny Toxic Terrors.Ó University of South Florida. (1999): 27 Mar. 2005 <
http://www.waves.marine.usf.edu>.

ÒResearchers to try out Red Tide sensorsÓ. Associated Press. 8 Feb. 2005. St. Petersburg Times. 27 Mar.
2005 .

ÒDesert Dust Kills Florida FishÓ. NASA. 27 Mar. 2005 .

ÒThe Current of Red Tide Research.Ó Enviromental Health Perspectives. 2002. Vol. 110. 23 Mar. 2005.


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