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Florida Red Tides From A Scientific And Public Information Perspective, Kristen M. Kusek
Florida Red Tides From A Scientific And Public Information Perspective, Kristen M. Kusek
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This thesis consists of a comprehensive historical review and evaluation of Florida red tide research and a multifaceted analysis of red tide coverage by the St. Petersburg Times from 1953 to 1997. Red tides caused by Gymnodinium breve along the Florida Gulf coast are riddled with complexity; scientists have been asking many of the same questions for nearly 50 years. Red tides also attract considerable media publicity. This thesis addressed the following: 1. What have scientists learned about Florida red tides since G. breve was identified in 1948?, and 2. How well was the issue covered by the newspaper media? …