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The Destruction Of Red Tides
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Red tides also known as harmful algal blooms, HAB for short, are a toxic, single celled algae called photoplankton. This organism produces a toxin that affects the central nervous system of fish so that they are paralyzed and can't breathe. As a result, red tide blooms often result in dead fish w ....
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....rients at night. Another cause of red tides is from human pollution. "nutrient runoff from human development, the heavy use of fertilizer and livestock farms is feeding the growth of marauding swarms." (New York Times: Aug. 27, 1996) Dr. Jane Lubchenco, a prominent ecologist at Oregon State University said, "There is a correlation between increased nutrients in coastal waters and increased frequency of photoplankton blooms." One bloom of the red tide can kill millions of fish at a time.
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