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... Index .... .~ A Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, 78, 86, Plate XIV Aerosol-borne toxins, 2, 11, 60, 67 Air pollution, see Global warming Aircraft, weather forecasting, 24, 25 Algae, 18, 30, 32 seafood, toxins in, 6, 7, 15, 18, 60-66 toxins, cost-effective detection, 6, 7, 70 toxins, general, 6, 7, 15, 17, 18, 27, 59-70 see also Harmful algal blooms; Plankton Amnesic shellfish poisoning, 11, 60, 61, 65-66 Animal models, 3-4, 11, 60, 71, 72, 74-75, 81 82, 83-95 Anoxia, 2 see also Dissolved oxygen levels Antibiotics, 6, 50, 74, 81, 87 Atmospheric processes, see Climate; Weather B Bacteria, general, 3, 10, 44-45, 46, 50, 78 antibiotics, 6, 50, 74, 81, 87 coliform bacteria, 6, 46-48, 49, 57 vibrios, 3, 10, 27, 44, 45, 46, 50, 51-52, 57 see also specific bacteria and bacterial diseases Bioassays, 48, 50, 57, 72, 74, 77, 80, 82, 94 Biodiversity, 71-95 127 pharmaceuticals and, 6-7, 11 Bioluminescence, 11, 79-80 Biomedical sciences, 1, 6-7, 9, 15, 43-70, 83-95 biodiversity and, 6-7, 11, 71-95 bioluminescence, 11, 79-80 biotechnology, general, 48, 72; see also Pharmaceuticals fluorescence, 11, 46, 48, 79, 80, Plate XIV fungi, 46, 74, 78 marine organisms as models, 3-4, 11, 60, 71, 72, 74-75, 81-82, 83-95 see Cellular biology; Diseases and disorders; Health services; Immunology; Neurobiology Brevetoxins, 63, 64, 67, 68, 71 Bryostatin, 76 C Calcium, 60, 79-80, 88, 89, 94 Caliciviruses, 10, 50 Cancer drugs, 3, 7, 9, 74, 75-76, 78, 81 Cancer models, 85, 94-95 Cellular biology, 11, Plate XIV calcium, 60, 79-80, 88, 89, 94, Plate XVI marine organisms as models, 4, 7, 79-80, 83-95 pharmaceuticals, 7, Plate X, Plate XI see also Cancer drugs; Immunology; Neurobiology
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... 128 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 57 Cholera, 10, 21, 39, 44, 45, 52, 57 Ciguatera fish poisoning, 11, 61, 62, 63, 64 Climate, 1, 2, 4, 9-10, 11, 33-39 computer models, 36, 38, 40, 42 databases, 4-5 diseases and, 19, 33 drought, 3, 4, 18, 19, 33-34, 53, 54 ENSO, 2-3, 5, 9, 10, 15, 17-18, 33-34, 38, 39, 53, 54 monitoring programs, 31, 32, 39 North Atlantic Oscillation, 2-3, 33-34 see also Global warming Climate Variability and Predictability Programme, 41 Coastal areas, 18, 27-32 pathogens, 27, 44-51 salinity, 27-29, 30, 31, 32 wetlands, 27 see also Estuaries; Harmful algal blooms; Tropical storms; Tsunamis, storm surges and tidal waves Coliform bacteria, 6, 46-48, 49, 57 Computer applications climate models, 36, 38, 40, 42 databases, 4-5 global warming models, 36, 38 Internet, 41 Cooperative Research and Development Agreement, 76 Cost and cost-benefit issues algal toxin detection, 6, 7, 70 coliforms as indicator of fecal pollution, 57 health services, 22, 39 pharmaceuticals development, 7, 72, 77-78 storms, 5, 22, 24 Cross-disciplinary approaches, see Multidisciplinary approaches Cyanotoxins, 66 Cyclin, 87-88 Cyclones, see Tropical storms D Databases, 4-5, 41 chemical and biological data, 40 HEED, 37 Dengue fever, 3, 21-22, 39, 55 Developing countries, 2, 5 disasters, 10, 19, 20, 22-23, 26-27, 41 global warming, 39 INDEX Diarrheal diseases, 21, 60 cholera, 10, 21, 39, 44, 45, 52, 57 diarrhetic shellfish poisoning, 11, 60-62, 65 typhoid fever, 21 Diatoms, 65, 66, 75 Dinoflagellates, 9, 31, 32, 63, 64, 65, 67-68, 79 Discodermolide, 76, Plate XII Diseases and disorders, general, 5 amnesic shellfish poisoning, 11, 60, 61, 65 66 cholera, 10, 21, 39, 44, 45, 52, 57 dengue fever, 3, 21-22, 39, 55 diarrhetic shellfish poisoning, 11, 60-62, 65 ENSO, 3, 5, 15, 33-34, 36, 52-56 gastroenteritis, 45, 50, 63, 64, 65 malaria, 3, 15, 21-22, 39, 53-54 marine organisms as models, 3-4, 74-75, 81-82, 85, 94-95 neurotoxic shellfish poisoning, 60, 61, 63 paralytic shellfish poisoning, 11, 32, 60, 61, 62-63, 66, 71 parasitic, 46, 68 weather factors, 2, 5, 15, 19 waterborne diseases, 17, 21, 43-53, 57 see also Health services; Infectious diseases; Pharmaceuticals; Vector-borne diseases Dissolved oxygen levels, 30-31, 40 see also Anoxia; Hypoxia DNA, 6, 7, 80, 88 probes, 46, 48, 57, 72 Domoic acid, 65, 66 Drinking water, 3, 9, 21, 44 Drought, 4, 19, 33-34 ENSO/NAO, 3, 18, 34, 53, 54 Drugs, see Pharmaceuticals E Earthquakes, see Tsunamis, storm surges and tidal waves The Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms: A National Research Agenda (ECOHAB) , 11, 69 Economic factors poor communities, 19 see also Cost and cost-benefit issues; Developing countries Education and training health service professionals, 19, 38, 41, 70 professional, 7, 19, 38, 41, 70, 81, 82, 95 public, 19
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... , 37 Health sciences, see Biomedical sciences Health services, 19, 41 cost factors, 22, 39 databases, 5 developing countries, 91, 21, 22-23, 39, 41 Pan American Health Organization, 41, 42, 55, 56 professional training, 19, 38, 41, 70 tropical storms, response, 9, 19, 21, 38-39 World Health Organization, 22, 41, 42, 55, 56, 57 Hepatitis, 10, 44, 50 Herpes, 75 Housing, 19 Human immunodeficiency virus, see Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Hurricane Bonnie, Plate III Hurricane Gilbert, 22 Hurricane Mitch, 20, 41 Hurricane Opal, 24-26, Plate IV Hurricanes, see Tropical storms Hypoxia, 31, 32 see also Dissolved oxygen levels I Immunoglobulin, 48, 87
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... 130 Immunology, 11, 50, 74-75, 76, 77, 79 antibiotics, 6, 50, 74, 81, 87 inflammations, 11, 73, 74, 77, 78, 79, 81, Plate XIII marine organisms as models, 84, 85, 86-87 Infectious diseases, 1, 2, 3, 11, 43-58 drug discovery, 7, 81 food products transmitting, 10- 11, 31, 32, 43, 44, 46, 47-48, 50, 51-52, 60-66 global warming and, 36, 39, 51-53 recreational exposure to pathogens, 2, 43, 45, 46, 47, 51, 66 weather and, 10, 19, 20, 21, 39 Inflammation, 11, 73, 74, 77, 78, 79, 81, Plate XIII Insects, see Mosquitos Interdisciplinary approaches, see Multidisciplinary approaches International Decade of Natural Disaster Reduction, 41 International Year of the Ocean, 1 Internet, 41 L Land and resource management, 19, 27, 39 see also Vulnerability Learning and memory, 4, 65, 92-93 London Dumping Treaty, 49 M Malaria, 3, 15, 21-22, 39, 53-54 Marine Biotoxins and Harmful Algae: A National Plan, 11 Marine mammals, 50, 59, 62, 71, 84 Medical science, see Biomedical sciences; Diseases and disorders; Pharmaceuticals Medical services, see Cellular biology; Health services; Molecular biology Memory, see Learning and memory Microbes, 3, 45, 46, 74, 76, 77, 78, 81, 87 Microbiology, general, 5, 7, 45, 57 Molecular biology, 3, 48, 57, 70, 79 algal toxin detection, 6 marine organisms as models, 4, 88-89, 93 probes, 46, 48, 57, 72, 79 see also DNA; RNA Monitoring programs climate and weather, 4-5, 31, 32, 39 INDEX harmful algal blooms, 60, 68 infectious diseases, 41-42, 57, 58 see also Sensor technology Monoclonal antibodies, 48, 57 Monsoons, 34, 53, 54 Mosquitos, 3, 15, 21-22, 54-55 Multidisciplinary approaches, 5, 7, 15, 37, 52, 57, 78, 81-82, 95 N National Cancer Institute, 75-76, 81 National Center for Research Resources, 95 National Institutes of Health, 75-76, 81, 95 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 25 National Shellfish Sanitation Program, 47-48 Natural Products National Cancer Drug Discovery Groups, 81 Neurobiology algal toxins, 11, 59-66, 68-69, 79 drug treatment, 7 learning and memory, 4, 65, 92-93 marine organisms as models, 4, 7, 11, 83 84, 85, 88-89, 91-94, 95 pharmaceuticals, 74 Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning, 60, 61, 63 Nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate, 88-89 North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) , 2-3, 33-34 Nutrients, 10, 18, 32, 33 ENSO, 52-53 harmful algal blooms, 68 infectious diseases and, 49, 50, 51, 52-53, 57 pharmaceuticals, 77 sensors, 6, 40 o Ocean Dumping Act of 1988, 49 Office of Naval Research, 25 Osmotic processes, 89-91 p Pan American Health Organization, 41, 42, 55, 56 Paralytic shellfish poisoning, 11, 32, 60, 61, 62-63, 66, 71
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... , 75 Tidal waves, see Tsunamis, storm surges and tidal waves TOPEX (The Ocean Topography Experiment) , 39, Plate IV, Plate VII
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... Navy, 25 U.S. Weather Research Program, 26 INDEX V Vector-borne diseases, 3, 15, 17, 21-22, 53-57 dengue fever, 3, 21-22, 39, 55 global warming and, 53 malaria, 3, 15, 21-22, 39, 53-54 Rift Valley fever, 54-55 Vibrios, 3, 10, 27, 44, 45, 46, 50, 51-52, 57 Viruses, 10, 44, 45, 46, 50-51, 53, 54-55 caliciviruses, 10, 50 dengue fever, 3, 21-22, 39, 55 herpes, 75 HIV/AIDS, 78, 86 pharmaceuticals, 74 yellow fever, 3, 21-22, 55 see also Vector-borne diseases Vulnerability, 9, 19-27 (passing, 35 see also Land and resource management W Warm core rings, 26, Plate IV Waterborne diseases, 17, 21, 43-53, 57 see also specific diseases Water quality dissolved oxygen levels, 30-31, 40 drinking water, 3, 9, 21, 44 see also Harmful algal blooms; Pollution; Salinity Weather, 2, 18 diseases and, 19 forecasting, 5, 11, 17, 21, 24, 25 infectious diseases and, 10, 19, 20, 21, 39 see also Climate; Temperature factors; Tropical storms; Wind Wetlands, 27 see also Estuaries Wind ENSO, 33 jet-stream, 5, 25 tropical storms, 23, 24, 25, 26, 32 wind-driven currents, 2, 18, 31, 32 World Health Organization, 41, 42, 55, 56, 57 health defined, 22 World Weather Research Program, 26 y Yellow fever, 3, 21-22, 55


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