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Hurricanes, submarine groundwater discharge, and Florida's red tides

January 1, 2006

A Karenia brevis Harmful Algal Bloom affected coastal waters shallower than 50 m off west-central Florida from January 2005 through January 2006, showing a sustained anomaly of ???1 mg chlorophyll m-3 over an area of up to 67,500 km2. Red tides occur in the same area (approximately 26-29??N, 82-83??W) almost every year, but the intense 2005 bloom led to a widespread hypoxic zone (dissolved oxygen

Publication Year 2006
Title Hurricanes, submarine groundwater discharge, and Florida's red tides
DOI 10.1029/2005GL025449
Authors C. Hu, F. E. Muller-Karger, P.W. Swarzenski
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Geophysical Research Letters
Index ID 70028072
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
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