Others feel that it is the combination of increased temperature and lack of rain and wind that cause a bloom to occur. .
Red tides have a deadly effect on sea life. They cause the mass mortality of larger invertebrates and fish that live near the surface and the mammals that breach the surface inside a bloom to breathe. .
In 1996, 149 manatees in Florida died from the effects of the red tide. This was extremely harmful to the manatee population due to the fact that this animal is endangered. Stomach contents showed that the toxin entered through the food chain. Lung tissues also showed that direct contact with a toxic aerosol occurred when the animals broke the surface to breathe. .
Fourteen humpback whales died off the coast of Massachusetts in one month due to eating mackerel that had ingested, through the food chain, the toxic phytoplankton.
Toxic algae has also been linked to the death of more than 400 sea lions of the California coast in 1998. (Higgins, 2000).
Different species of toxic algae are known to cause a wide range of illness in humans. Man is primarily exposed to the naturally occurring toxins produced by harmful algal blooms through the consumption of contaminated seafood products. .
Among the illnesses associated with HAB's the most common are Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning, (ASP), Ciguatera Fish Poisoning, (CFP), Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning, (DSP), Neurotoxic Shellfish Poisoning, (NSP), and Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning, (PSP).
Symptoms include complete respiratory arrest, incapacitating diarrhea, paralysis, a sense of euphoria, muscle aches, vomiting, reversal of temperature sensation, short-term memory loss, coma, and even death. As recently as 1987, four victims have died from ingesting toxic mussels from Prince Edward Island, Canada. (Human Illnesses associated with HAB's).
The irritating spray produced by the crashing waves in a red tide area also effect humans.
This occurrence is due to what is called the red tide. ... Red tides actually have nothing to due with tides. ... Human health is another impact of the red tide. ... Red tides can occur all over the world and problems seem to follow wherever the tides might end up. ... Their website is dedicated to research for the red tide and their goal is to find some way to prevent/control the red tide without harming the environment. ...
Because Nori Seaweed attach to rocks, they provide shelter to other organisms it shares the tide pool with. ... Chiton on the other hand, feed on brown and red algae, such as Nori Seaweed, Black Pine, and Coral Weed that are located in the same community. ... My independent variable is the number of Starfish, which I took away from the tide pool. ... I started my experiment with Starfish present in the tide pool. ... In conclusion, not only the starfish, but all species in the tide pool community must be present and maintain a healthy population number in order for the tide pools to maintain b...
Likewise we never get to know any names in "The Red Room". ... The signal box itself is where most of the story is set.The railway box is tidely furnished. ... "The Red Room" is writen in first person singular. ... There are other characters in "The Red Room". ... There is no actual ghost in "The Red Room". ...
Difficult struggle is often a humbling experience. In Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage, Henry Fleming joins the Union army and tests his character during the Civil War. At first, the green Henry is confident that the war will bring no real challenges and he is concerned only with the ant...
"Thanatopsis-, "Masque of the Red Death-, "The Devil and Tom Walker-, "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls-, "A Psalm of Life-, "Self-Reliance-, "Civil Disobedience- and Walden demonstrate this influence. ... Perfection is again visible in "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls- by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. ... "The day returns but nevermore/Returns the traveler to the shore,/And the tide rises, the tide falls."" ... From Edgar Allen Poe's "Masque of the Red Death-: "The Red Death' had long devastated the country."" ... "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls- shows the theme as well. ...
As I watch the red sun sink smoothly into the ocean, various shades of red are cast upon the sea. The colors range from blood red to a flamingo pink. ... The shore is peppered with small, round stones that have been pounded smooth by the tide. ...
As I watch the red sun sink smoothly into the ocean, various shades of red are cast upon the sea. The colors range from blood red to a flamingo pink. ... The shore is peppered with small, round stones that have been pounded smooth by the tide. ...
Influenced writers of this time include Washington Irving, author of RIP VAN WINKLE; Edgar Allan Poe, author of many masterpieces, such as THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH, ELDORADO, ANNABEL LEE, TO HELEN, and THE RAVEN; Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Herman Melville, author of the famous MOBY DICK. ... Longfellow wrote THE CROSS OF SNOW, THE ROPEWALK, and THE TIDE RISES, THE TIDE FALLS. ...
