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Tag: Harmful Algal Blooms

How will climate change impact harmful algal blooms?
Coastal Management

How will climate change impact harmful algal blooms?

A recent study investigates the link between meteorological conditions and harmful algal blooms.
May 13, 2022May 16, 2022 Kendra Devereux
Another Impact of Climate Change: Toxic Algal Blooms in the Arctic
Harmful Algal Bloom

Another Impact of Climate Change: Toxic Algal Blooms in the Arctic

Climate change is a pervasive force in nature. One deadly effect of climate change are more frequently algal blooms.
October 13, 2021October 30, 2021 Daniel Speer
Sneeze, Cough, Chuff: Respiratory Irritation in Dolphins
Behavior Biology Ecology Harmful Algal Bloom

Sneeze, Cough, Chuff: Respiratory Irritation in Dolphins

We all know what it’s like to get sick and have that irritating cough that just doesn’t seem to go…
July 30, 2020 Cierra Braga
Of Wildfires and Oceans
Conservation

Of Wildfires and Oceans

Wildfires are all over the news, from California to Australia, but do these terrestrial events have any impact on ocean…
January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Julia Zeh
Sailing Solo: An alternative way to monitor harmful algal blooms
Coastal Management Fisheries Harmful Algal Bloom Human Health ocean engineering technology Toxicology

Sailing Solo: An alternative way to monitor harmful algal blooms

Have you ever heard about a harmful algal bloom? Do you know what causes them? Or how scientists monitor them?…
October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 Diana Fontaine
Are dolphins losing their minds in blooming ocean waters?
Neurobiology

Are dolphins losing their minds in blooming ocean waters?

Polluted water is a great source of food for harmful algal blooms, which release even more toxins into the water.…
August 16, 2019August 19, 2019 Anastasia Yandulskaya
Growing a Scientist: Undergraduate Research 2018, part 1
Harmful Algal Bloom Survey

Growing a Scientist: Undergraduate Research 2018, part 1

Check out these posts by guest authors Ellie Tan, Samantha Vaverka, Joseph Barnes, and Gibson Levitt about building water quality…
August 24, 2018September 18, 2018 Anna Robuck
Cyanobacteria invasions… from space?
Biological oceanography Ecology Harmful Algal Bloom Remote Sensing

Cyanobacteria invasions… from space?

They may not come from space, but they can be seen from up there! Learn how microscopic plants called cyanobacteria…
May 24, 2018June 21, 2018 Nyla Husain
Toxins in turds: learning about algal toxins with sea lion poop
Biology

Toxins in turds: learning about algal toxins with sea lion poop

What do you, a penguin, and an amoeba have in common? You all have to go #2! These researchers from…
December 12, 2017December 12, 2017 Anna Robuck
Biological oceanography

Harmful Algal Blooms Find Homes Further North as Waters Warm

Before the late 20th century, reports of illness from toxin-producing algae had been absent from most northern coastlines. But in…
July 14, 2017August 14, 2017 Julia Dohner
Climate Change Evolution

Who benefits from more CO2? Harmful algae.

Climate change will produce both winners and losers, but we might not like who ends up winning! New research shows…
August 8, 2016 Michael Philben
Biology Coastal Management Harmful Algal Bloom Seagrass

Sewage pollution running amuck in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon

Harmful algal blooms are common events that occur in coastal waters. In Florida’s Indian River Lagoon, nutrient groundwater runoff initiates…
March 30, 2015 Sean Anderson
Biology Ecology Hazards

Talk about hay fever: toxic algal blooms may cause one doozy of an allergic reaction

Since the late 1990s, human respiratory symptoms have been associated with seasonal blooms of the dinoflagellate Ostropsis cf. ovata along…
April 14, 2014April 14, 2014 Zoe Ruge

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