Lessening the Hazards of Florida Red Tides: A Common Sense Approach

Lessening the Hazards of Florida Red Tides: A Common Sense Approach

In the Gulf of Mexico, especially along the southwest Florida coast, blooms of the dinoflagellate Karenia brevis are a coastal natural hazard. The organism produces a potent class of toxins, known as brevetoxins, which are released following cell lysis into ocean or estuarine waters or, upon aerosol...

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Main Authors: Porter Hoagland, Barbara Kirkpatrick, Di Jin, Gary Kirkpatrick, Lora E. Fleming, Steven G. Ullmann, Andrew Beet, Gary Hitchcock, Kate K. Harrison, Zongchao C. Li, Bruce Garrison, Roberto E. Diaz, Vince Lovko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
harmful algal bloom
Florida red tide
Karenia brevis
economic effect
policy response
social amplification of risk
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00538/full

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