Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.96L.971031215231.4324M-100000@fox.ksu.ksu.edu> Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 22:01:20 -0600 From: kerry <mailto:astingsh@KSU.EDU> Subject: The Scout Report, October 29, 1997 (fwd) To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
This reminded me of a query I posted here sometime last year, without getting any satisfaction. Someone had written,"Ocean warming is directly linked with exploding growth of algae and resulting outbreaks of cholera in India, Bangladesh and coastal regions of South America."
It appears that the experts never heard of this linkage.
kerry =================
14. The Harmful Algae Page http://www.redtide.whoi.edu/hab/
Produced by the National Office of Marine Biotoxins and Harmful Algal Blooms and housed at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, this site covers the dark side of the organisms that provide the foundation for almost all marine life. The site focuses on the small number of algae that produce potent neurotoxins that "can be transferred through the food web where they affect and even kill the higher forms of life such as zooplankton, shellfish, fish, birds, marine mammals, and even humans that feed either directly or indirectly on them." The site is divided into the following sections: photos of "Red Tide" blooms, species responsible for harmful effects, adverse impacts at higher trophic levels, human illness associated with algal blooms, and effects in your region. Researchers, educators, and people with interests in such recent headline topics such as the Pfiesteria scare can all find useful information at this site. [DF]
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