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This page provides a collection of general resources including websites, PowerPoint presentations, teaching activities, data sets, and other useful materials for creating or enhancing courses related to microbiology and extreme environments. These materials can be used to support lectures, demonstrations, discussions, and class projects and activities. By narrowing the view, you may define and refine your search according to topics of your special interest.




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Canyon Country Ecosystems Research Site (CCERS) part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This USGS Canyonlands Research Station web page provides information about research dedicated to the long-term study of the ecosystems of the Colorado Plateau. The page covers in brief the ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Biology:Microbiology, Biology, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Pedagogic Resources:Overview/Summary, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Maps
Extreme Environments: Anhydrous
Grade Level: Informal, General Public, Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)

Extreme Natural Events: Harmful Algal Blooms part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This NOAA website features a repository of information about Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). It explains the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act (HABHRCA) and describes the ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Habitats:Marine, Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Research Results, Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Maps, Images/Illustrations
Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, General Public, College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), College Lower (13-14)

Harmful Algal Bloom Forecasting System part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Forecasting System provided by NOAA supplies information on the location, extent, and potential for development or movement of harmful algal blooms in the Gulf of ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Methods of Microbiology :Field Methods
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Research Results, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Maps, Datasets and Tools:Datasets
Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)

Maine Shellfishing Areas Closed Because of Red Tide (PSP) part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This Maine Department of Marine Resources website lists instructions, warnings, legal notices, and maps pertaining to paralytic shellfish poisoning. A table is provided that displays up-to-date red ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Biology:Microbiology, Ecology:Habitats:Marine
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Maps, Policy Resources, Scientific Resources:Research Results
Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine
Grade Level: General Public, Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), College Upper (15-16)

Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries website provides health advisories and closures related to seafood consumption and recreational fishing. Links are provided to the Division's ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Biology:Microbiology, Ecology:Habitats:Marine
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Maps, Policy Resources, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Research Results
Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine
Grade Level: General Public, Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Harmful Algal Bloom Bulletin Home Page part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This webpage provides access to weekly Harmful Algal Bloom bulletins that are generated for the Gulf of Mexico by the NOAA Coastwatch Program, the National Ocean Service and the National ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Management and Policy, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Microbiology
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Maps, Scientific Resources:Research Results
Ocean Environments: Surface Waters, Coastal and Estuarine
Grade Level: General Public, College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)

Harmful Algal Blooms part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This online textbook contains detailed information about harmful algal blooms (HABs). Topics include HAB related health hazards, general information about HABs, and taxonomic information regarding ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Water Column, Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Maps, Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Ocean Environments: Surface Waters, Shallow Sea Floor/Continental Shelf, Coastal and Estuarine
Grade Level: General Public, Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12)

Toxic "Red Tide" Populations in the Western Gulf of Maine: Sources, Transport, and Nutrient Environment part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This website features the Red Tide project of the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Geology Team. The objectives of the project are to characterize the temporal and spatial distribution of the ...
Subject: Biology: Biology, Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Animations/Video, Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Maps
Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine, Surface Waters
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)

Recreational Shellfish Beach Closures Due to Biotoxins or Pollution part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This map represents the Health Status of beaches in the state of Washington. The interactive map allows users to click on counties, water bodies, and beaches to view seasons and limits. The page also ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Ecology:Metabolism
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Maps, Scientific Resources:Collection, Overview/Reference Work
Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, General Public, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)

The Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System (GoMOOS) part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This website provides real-time information on weather and oceanographic conditions in the Gulf of Maine, including hourly information collected by buoys and other ocean monitoring stations for ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Geoscience:Oceanography:Physical , Biological, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Water Column, Marine
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Research Results, Audio/Visual:Maps
Ocean Environments: Surface Waters, Coastal and Estuarine
Grade Level: General Public, Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)