Lora E. Fleming, Lorraine C. Backer, Daniel G. Baden, Environmental Health Perspectives
This mini-monograph contains information about Florida red tide and Karenia brevis, a toxic red tide causing algae. The articles included in this mini-monograph describe the most recent activities of an ongoing interdisciplinary research program to characterize aerosolized brevetoxin exposures and to evaluate their effects in animal models and humans.
Subject: Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12) Ocean Environments: Shallow Sea Floor/Continental Shelf, Surface Waters, Coastal and Estuarine Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:EcologyKeywords: dinoflagellate, harmful algal bloom, HABs