[SEMCO] Harmful Algal Blooms lecture, Oct. 10

[Sheri DeRosa]

*Harmful Algal Blooms*
/Please Join Us for This Special Lecture/

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Clark Laboratory—Quissett Campus

Friday, October 10, 2008

2:30 pm – Check In, Clark Laboratory, Main Lobby
3:00 pm – Science Presentation—Clark 507

/Coffee and cookies following the presentation/

/Presented by/
*Dr. Donald M. Anderson*
/Senior Scientist, Department of Biology/

The ocean is teeming with plants, and most of them are good for
marine animals and the planet as a whole. But as with anything
in life, it is possible to have too much of a good thing. Biologist
Don Anderson studies an insidious and sometimes fatal form of
overindulgence— harmful algal blooms.

Harmful algal blooms (often called red or brown tides) occur in
many regions of the global coastal ocean. The culprit organisms
are taxonomically diverse, and produce a wide variety of deleterious
effects—ranging from ecosystem disturbance to serious threats to human 
health.
The societal impact of these problems makes for an appealing synergy between
basic and applied research.

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To make a reservation, please email ddicarlo at whoi.edu or call 
508-289-2982 by October 3rd. Seating is limited.
A word about parking: If you cannot find space in the Clark lot, there 
is a parking lot on Ring Road West (the road
that goes to the right after you enter the campus from Woods Hole Road). 
You may park there and walk through
the campus, rather than on the road.