Red tide definitions

Red tide

1) Beach closed cause 2) Beach-closing phenomenon 3) Colorful beach sighting 4) Danger to shellfish 5) Dangerous algal bloom 6) Dangerous ocean phenomenon 7) Destructive algal bloom 8) Potential beach closer 9) Shellfish bane 10) Shellfish contaminant
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Red tide

discolouration of surface waters, most frequently in coastal zones, caused by large concentrations of micro-organisms. See harmful algal bloom.
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Red tide

Red tide is a common name for a phenomenon known as an algal bloom (large concentrations of aquatic microorganisms) when it is caused by a few species of dinoflagellates and the bloom takes on a red or brown color. Red tides are events in which estuarine, marine, or fresh water algae accumulate rapidly in the water column, resulting in coloration ...
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red tide

discoloration of sea water usually caused by dinoflagellates, during periodic blooms (or population increases). Toxic substances released by these ... [4 related articles]
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red tide

A growth of dinoflagellates (single-celled plant-like animals) in surface waters in such quantities as to color the sea red and kill fish.
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Red Tide

A reddish-colored carpet of algae that appears below the surface of the sea and is eaten by clams, mussels and oysters. The algae secrete a substance that can be toxic to humans. Fishing grounds are closed when red tide occurs, preventing the harvest of any contaminated shellfish.
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red tide

Phenomenon in which the sea appears red as a result of massive increase in the population of a dinoflagellate ( Gymnopodium ); unfortunately the dinoflagellate contains a saxitoxin that is fatal; shellfish that have filtered out the dinoflagellates in large numbers become poisonous. Other algal blooms do occur, though the effect may only be to asphyxiate fish by clogging gills. ...
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red tide

Type: Term Definitions: 1. natural (and common) phenomenon causing massive extermination of fish and other marine life; caused by algae Karenis brevis or efflorescence of Pfeisteria piscicida.
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Red tide

discolouration of surface waters, most frequently in coastal zones, caused by large concentrations of micro-organisms. See harmful algal bloom.
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red tide

[n] - seawater that is discolored by large numbers of certain dinoflagellates that produce saxitoxin
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Red Tide

A proliferation of a marine plankton toxic and often fatal to fish, perhaps stimulated by the addition of nutrients. A tide can be red, green, or brown, depending on the coloration of the plankton.
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Red tide

A dense outburst of phytoplankton (usually dinoflagellates) often coloring water red brown
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Red tide

Discoloration of surface waters, most frequently in COASTAL ZONES, caused by large concentrations of microorganisms.
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red tide

noun seawater that is discolored by large numbers of certain dinoflagellates that produce saxitoxin
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