Larkin, Sherry L.

Algal blooms are caused by abnormal increases in the concentration in the water column of certain microscopic algae and algae-like organisms that can cause changes in the color of the water due to the pigments present in the microorganisms. Some of these organisms produce toxins that can be harmful to man, either directly or through the consumption of contaminated seafood. The term "harmful algal bloom" (HAB) is preferred over "red tide" because the blooms are not always red and are not directly associated with tides, and because the term "red tide" applies to many harmless blooms that discolor the water but may exclude many toxic blooms that do not cause water discoloration.
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Las floraciones de algas son causadas por aumentos anormales en la concentraci&oacute;n en la columna de agua de ciertas algas microsc&oacute;picas y organismos similares a las algas que pueden causar cambios en el color del agua debido a los pigmentos presentes en los microorganismos. Algunos de estos organismos producen toxinas que pueden ser da&ntilde;inas para el hombre, ya sea directamente o mediante el consumo de mariscos contaminados. Se prefiere el t&eacute;rmino "floraci&oacute;n de algas nocivas" (HAB) a "marea roja" porque las flores no siempre son rojas y no est&aacute;n directamente asociadas con las mareas, y porque el t&eacute;rmino "marea roja" se aplica a muchas flores inofensivas que decoloran el agua pero puede excluir muchas floraciones t&oacute;xicas que no causan la decoloraci&oacute;n del agua.

Harmful Algal Blooms

Floraciones de algas nocivos

HABs

Red Tides

FRE departmental programs reflect the diversity of Florida's agriculture which has more than 200 commodities. The Department has 40 faculty members involved in a full range of research, extension, and teaching programs including Agribusiness and Consumer Behavior, International Development, Natural Resources and Environmental Economics, Marine Resource Economics, and Agricultural Economics, Trade, and Policy. In addition to 33 faculty members located at the main campus in Gainesville, seven faculty are found at research and education centers located throughout the state.&nbsp;

Food and Resource Economics

Food and Resource Economics Department (FRED)

The Florida Sea Grant College Program supports research and education activities that help Florida's shoreline communities, industries and citizens wisely use the state's coastal and marine resources. Source: <a href="http://flseagrant.ifas.ufl.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Florida Sea Grant Marine Extension</a>

Sherry L. Larkin

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