Florida red tide perception: Residents versus tourists

Harmful Algae

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 600-606

  Nierenberg, Kate ^a   Byrne, Margaret M ^b   Fleming, Lora E ^c   Stephan, Wendy ^c   Reich, Andrew ^d   Backer, Lorraine C ^e   Tanga, Elvira ^f   Dalpra, Dana R ^a   Kirkpatrick, Barbara ^a  

^a MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^f WESLEYAN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication tools; Evaluation of outreach and education; Florida red tide; Harmful algal blooms and public knowledge; Karenia brevis; Outreach and education; Resident risk perception; Seafood safety; Tourist risk perception

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; DINOPHYCEAE; KARENIA BREVIS;

EID: 77955572301     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2010.04.010     Document Type: Article

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