Monitoring of Harmful Algal Blooms

• Main Authors: Pettersson, Lasse H. (Author), Pozdnyakov, Dmitry (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Environment.; Geochemistry.; Oceanography.; Geobiology.; Geographical information systems.; Ecology.; Ecotoxicology.; Biogeosciences.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.

Sometimes known as "Red Tides", some of the wide variety of phytoplankton species in the World’s oceans produce toxins which can harm marine life. In certain circumstances, these harmful algal blooms can even cause illness or death in humans. Shellfish filter feed on phytoplankton and conc...