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Discolouration of surface waters from blooms of phytoplankton. Strictly refers to blooms that produce a reddish-brown colour but often used for blooms of other colours. (see also algal bloom)
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| red tide |
red coloration, usually of coastal waters, caused by large quantities of microscopic organisms (generally dinoflagellates); some red tides result in mass fish kills, others contaminate shellfish, and still others produce no toxic effects respiration---metabolic process by which food or food-storage molecules yield the energy on which all living cells depend
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| red tide |
An overgrowth of one of a number of dinoflagellates that causes discoloration of the water. Some organisms that cause red tides can release neurotoxins.
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| red tide |
Algae bloom involving dinoflagellate phytoplankton species which naturally manufacture biotoxins. Depending upon species, red tides can cause fish kills and several types of shellfish poisoning in human consumers.
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| red tide |
A noticable red or brown discoloration of sea water caused by excessive amounts of nutrients that lead to the growth of microscopic algae. These algae decay and leads to loss of clarity and oxygen depletion, which may kill or restrict fish, shellfish and other marine organisms. Graphic
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