Scientists at Sea Investigating Red Tide. Misty Edgecomb.
by Edgecomb, Misty; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 38Science. Publisher: Bangor Daily News, 2005ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Dinoflagellates | Maine | Ocean currents | Red tide | ShellfishDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Alexandrium is a type of dinoflagellate--a microscopic organism that defies classification as either plant or animal. It can move, if not exactly 'swim,' and rides the currents, taken in by filter feeders such as clams, mussels and oysters. Scattered populations that live throughout the Gulf of Maine are completely harmless. But when Alexandrium goes into reproductive overdrive, it develops 'blooms' that, in extreme cases, can make the water a rusty color and cause shellfish to become poisonous." (BANGOR DAILY NEWS) This article examines the dangers associated with red tide.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Scientists at Sea Investigating Red Tide, July 2, 2005; pp. 4.
"Alexandrium is a type of dinoflagellate--a microscopic organism that defies classification as either plant or animal. It can move, if not exactly 'swim,' and rides the currents, taken in by filter feeders such as clams, mussels and oysters. Scattered populations that live throughout the Gulf of Maine are completely harmless. But when Alexandrium goes into reproductive overdrive, it develops 'blooms' that, in extreme cases, can make the water a rusty color and cause shellfish to become poisonous." (BANGOR DAILY NEWS) This article examines the dangers associated with red tide.
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