| red tide |
a red or brown discoloring of surface waters, usually in coastal regions, caused by extremely high concentrations of plankton (often dinoflagellata). The poisonous substances produced by the algae result in a massive number of fish and marine mammal deaths and illnesses, and the decomposition of algae at the end of the cycle robs the water of large amounts of oxygen.
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| red tide |
A discoloration of the sea caused by an outbreak of toxic red dinoflagellates.
Ãâó: www.mi.mun.ca/mi-net/terms/nautical.htm
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| red tide |
a red patch of sea water caused by high concentrations of dinoflagellates, toxins released by the dinoflagellates can make the water poisonous to other marine organisms
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| red tide |
Discoloration of sea water due to a large number of dinoflagellates which produce a substance that is toxic to many marine vertebrates and to humans consuming contaminated shellfish.
Ãâó: www.polytechnic.edu.na/Schools/civil/libraries/glo...
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| red tide |
ocean waters colored by the dramatic increase of dinoflagellates that cause fish kills and paralytic shellfish poisoning
Ãâó: oceanworld.tamu.edu/print/resources/glossary.htm
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