Journal Articles

Red Tides

Red Tide is caused by dinoflagellates, and cause toxins in the water that harm fish and other living animals. This studied found that red tide can have a lingering effect on marine animals. It was found that the toxins can live in some animal life and plant life that the mammals feed on and then passing the lethal toxin to the mammal. This has been linked to high mortality rates for marine mammals.

Hypsographic Curve

A Hypsographic Curve is a graph that shows the relationship between the depth of a body of water and the area that the water covers. First a person must find the area at each depth measured. This can be done by using a Bathymetric Map. Each depth of the map must be cut out then weighed on a scale, and the do the same with a square scale. From this, the area for each depth can be determined mathematically. Once the math is done, the data can be enter into an graphing program to get the curve. The depth should be on the y-axis and the area should be on x-axis. The area should also be at the top of the graph. This will then show you the slope of the bank under the water.
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