Harmful Algal Bloom
"Harmful Algal Bloom" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An algal bloom where the algae produce powerful toxins that can kill fish, birds, and mammals, and ultimately cause illness in humans. The harmful bloom can also cause oxygen depletion in the water due to the death and decomposition of non-toxic algae species.
| Descriptor ID |
D057097
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G16.500.240.300.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Harmful Algal Bloom- Harmful Algal Bloom
- Algal Bloom, Harmful
- Algal Blooms, Harmful
- Bloom, Harmful Algal
- Blooms, Harmful Algal
- Harmful Algal Blooms
Red Tide- Red Tide
- Red Tides
- Tide, Red
- Tides, Red
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Harmful Algal Bloom" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Harmful Algal Bloom" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Harmful Algal Bloom" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Gao L, Xiong Y, Fu FX, Hutchins DA, Gao K, Gao G. Marine heatwaves alter competition between the cultured macroalga Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis and the harmful bloom alga Skeletonema costatum. Sci Total Environ. 2024 Oct 15; 947:174345.
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Zhu Z, Qu P, Fu F, Tennenbaum N, Tatters AO, Hutchins DA. Understanding the blob bloom: Warming increases toxicity and abundance of the harmful bloom diatom Pseudo-nitzschia in California coastal waters. Harmful Algae. 2017 07; 67:36-43.