08 Apr, 2008
New NOAA Model Links Mississippi River Nutrient Outflow to Florida Red Tides
Posted by: RSS In: Noaa.gov
A new NOAA research model indicates nutrients flowing from the Mississippi River may stimulate harmful algal blooms to grow on the continental shelf off the west coast of Florida. The peer-reviewed hypothesis is being published in a special issue on Florida red tide in the journal “Continental Shelf Research.”
