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Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico and Fertilization Facts part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://web.archive.org/web/20170829041029/http://www.ipn...

This Potash and Phosphate Institutes of US and Canada article provides a detailed overview of the Gulf of Mexico low oxygen zone and its connection to fertilizer use along the Mississippi River. It ...

Subject: Biology: Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Microbiology, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Biology:Ecology:Principles, Habitats:Water Column
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: Anoxic
Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)

The Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.smm.org/deadzone/

This Science Museum of Minnesota interactive site is designed to teach elementary school kids about the Gulf of Mexico dead zone. It addresses the questions what is a dead zone, what causes it, and ...

Subject: Biology: Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Water Column, Geoscience:Oceanography, Geology:Geochemistry, Biology:Ecology:Principles, Biology:Microbiology
Resource Type: Audio/Visual, Activities
Extreme Environments: Anoxic
Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5)

The Chesapeake Bay's Dead Zone part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.cbf.org/issues/dead-zones/index.html

This Chesapeake Bay Foundation fact sheet provides information regarding the cause and growth of the Chesapeake Bay dead zone. The site also addresses possible solutions to the hypoxia and includes a ...

Subject: Biology: Geoscience:Oceanography, Biology:Ecology:Principles, Biology:Microbiology, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Water Column, Marine
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: Anoxic
Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine
Grade Level: General Public, College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)

The Great Flood of Summer 1993: Mississippi River Discharge Studied part of SERC Web Resource Collection

https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/94EO...

This American Geophysical Union article documents factors contributing to the enlargement of the Mississippi River delta dead zone as a result of the 1993 Mississippi River flood. Unusually high ...

Subject: Biology: Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry , Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological, Biology:Microbiology, Geoscience:Oceanography:Chemical
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)

Domoic Acid part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.inchem.org/documents/pims/animal/pim670.htm

This highly detailed chemical information page features domoic acid, a toxin associated with Amnesic shellfish poisoning and naturally produced by the red algae Chondria armata and diatoms of the ...

Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Microbiology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine
Grade Level: General Public, Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)

Harmful Algae part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_...

This website features Harmful Algae, a journal promoting knowledge of harmful microalgae, including cyanobacteria, as well as monitoring, management and control of these organisms. Papers include the ...

Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Ecology:Metabolism
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results, Collection, Overview/Reference Work
Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)

IOC Harmful Algal Bloom Programme part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://ioc.unesco.org/hab/

This Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) website aims to foster the effective management of, and scientific research on, harmful algal blooms (HAB) to understand their causes, predict ...

Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Habitats:Marine
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Overview/Reference Work
Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)

Microcystins and Nodularins part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.aims.gov.au/arnat/arnat-0006.htm

This ARNAT (Australian Research Network for Algal Toxins) web page describes microcystins and nodularins, cyclic peptides that mediate their toxicity by inhibiting liver function. The page discusses ...

Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Habitats:Marine
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)

Okadaic Acid part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.aims.gov.au/arnat/arnat-0007.htm

This ARNAT (Australian Research Network for Algal Toxins) web page describes okadaic acid and its role in diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP). The page features the chemical structure of okadaic ...

Anatoxins part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.aims.gov.au/arnat/arnat-0002.htm

This ARNAT (Australian Research Network for Algal Toxins) web page describes anatoxins, neurotoxic alkaloids that are produced by some species of cyanobacteria and can cause rapid death in mammals by ...