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Michael L. Parsons

Professor of Marine Science, Florida Gulf Coast University
Verified email at fgcu.edu
Cited by 4004

Gambierdiscus and Ostreopsis: Reassessment of the state of knowledge of their taxonomy, geography, ecophysiology, and toxicology

ML Parsons, K Aligizaki, MYD Bottein, S Fraga… - Harmful algae, 2012 - Elsevier
… A globular Gambierdiscus has also been observed and isolated from Hawaiian waters (Parsons,
unpubl. data), but it was not maintained long enough to allow for genetic testing. …

[HTML][HTML] Centers for Oceans and Human Health: a unified approach to the challenge of harmful algal blooms

…, ML Parsons, RC Stevens, KA Hubbard, ML Wrabel… - Environmental …, 2008 - Springer
… When the problem organisms are rare, however, relatively large samples are required (hundreds
of mL to liters) and multi-step chemical processing of that material is needed to reveal …

Harmful algal blooms and eutrophication: examining linkages from selected coastal regions of the United States

…, CJ Gobler, CA Heil, RM Kudela, ML Parsons… - Harmful algae, 2008 - Elsevier
Coastal waters of the United States (US) are subject to many of the major harmful algal bloom
(HAB) poisoning syndromes and impacts. These include paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP…

Sedimentological evidence of an increase in Pseudo‐nitzschia (Bacillariophyceae)abundance in response to coastal eutrophication

ML Parsons, Q Dortch - Limnology and Oceanography, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
… dating using the constant rate of supply model as outlined in Parsons et al. (1999b). The 1-cm …
Approximately 1 ml of wet sediment was put into preweighed, 15-ml screw-capped, poly…

Impact of a cyclonic eddy on phytoplankton community structure and photosynthetic competency in the subtropical North Pacific Ocean

RD Vaillancourt, J Marra, MP Seki, ML Parsons… - Deep Sea Research …, 2003 - Elsevier
… Seawater (500 ml) was collected for microplankton analysis … Four hundred milliliters of each
sample was stained with 0.03… The remaining 100 ml portion of some samples was prepared …

Sediments tell the history of eutrophication and hypoxia in the northern Gulf of Mexico

…, BKS Gupta, E Platon, ML Parsons - Ecological …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
We examined a suite of paleoindicators in 210 Pb‐dated sediment cores to determine the
historical course of primary production, eutrophication, and oxygen stress in the coastal ocean …

A survey of epiphytic dinoflagellates from the coastal waters of the island of Hawai 'i

ML Parsons, LB Preskitt - Harmful algae, 2007 - Elsevier
… behind), placed into 50 ml screw-capped polypropylene centrifuge tubes, and filled to
approximately 49 ml with local seawater. Approximately 1 ml of 25% glutaraldehyde was added to …

Abundance and vertical flux of Pseudo-nitzschia in the northern Gulf of Mexico

…, GA Fryxell, RE Turner, ML Parsons - Marine Ecology …, 1997 - int-res.com
Many species of the ubiquitous pennate diatom genus Pseudo-nitzschia have recently been
discovered to produce domoic acid, a potent neurotoxin which causes Amnesic Shellfish …

EFFECT OF SALINITY ON PSEUDO‐NITZSCHIA SPECIES (BACILLARIOPHYCEAE) GROWTH AND DISTRIBUTION1

AE Thessen, Q Dortch, ML Parsons… - Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
… Cultures were maintained in 55-mL screw cap glass tubes filled with 20–22 mL of medium.
The medium was natural seawater, amended with f/2 (Guillard 1975; Sigma G-9903, Sigma …

Factors that support women's successful transition to the community following jail/prison

ML Parsons, C Warner-Robbins - Health care for women …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study was to describe factors that support women's successful transition
to the community following incarceration. The design is qualitative, utilizing open-ended …