Record #:

28559

Author(s):

Schnetzer, Astrid

Abstract:

Research on the North Carolina coast reveals the toxic nature of marine snow as algal blooms die and sink to the seafloor. This study was the first to document how toxins are produced throughout marine snow formation and how long they persist in the environment.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue 1, Winter 2017, p16, il, por

Subject(s):

Algae blooms--Monitoring; Shellfish as carriers of disease