Vol. 19, No. 2, June 2006
Special Issue: The Oceans and Human Health



Special Issue Features

Hurricane Prediction: A Century of Advances (3 MB)
by N.D. Walker, A. Haag, S. Balasubramanian, R. Leben, I. van Heerden, P. Kemp, and H. Mashriqui
Case Study: Hurricane Katrina and Oil Spills—Impact on Coastal and Ocean Environments (336 KB)
by J.C. Pine

Cyclones, Tsunamis, and Human Health: The Key Role of Preparedness (1.1 MB)
by M.E. Keim
Case Study: Resilient Ecosystems, Healthy Communities—Human Health and Sustainable Ecosystems After the December 2004 Tsunami (72 KB)
by F. Miller, F. Thomalla, T. Downing, and M. Chadwick

Climate Change, Oceans, and Human Health (708 KB)
by J.A. Patz, S.H. Olson, and A.L. Gray
Case Study: Saharan Dust Impacts and Climate Change (188 KB)
by J.M. Prospero

Human Development and Resource Use in the Coastal Zone: Influences on Human Health (3.2 MB)
by R.E. Bowen, A. Frankic, and M.E. Davis
Case Study: Croatia (64 KB)
by R.E. Bowen, A. Frankic, and M.E. Davis

Microbes, Monitoring, and Human Health (1 MB)
by A.P. Dufour and L.J. Wymer
Case Study: Cholera (280 KB)
by E. Laws

Food from the Oceans and Human Health: Balancing Risks and Benefits (488 KB)
by É. Dewailly and A. Knap
Case Study: Canadian Inuit and the Arctic Dilemma (120 KB)
by É. Dewailly

Harmful Algal Blooms at the Interface Between Coastal Oceanography and Human Health (1.7 MB)
by L.C. Backer and D.J. McGillicuddy, Jr.
Case Study: Aerosolized Florida Red Tide Toxins and Human Health Effects (116 KB)
by W.M. Abraham and D.G. Baden

Marine Pharmaceuticals: Past, Present, and Future (3.9 MB)
by W. Fenical
Case Study: High Throughput Cultivation for Isolation of Novel Marine Microorganisms (248 KB)
by G. Toledo, W. Green, R.A. Gonzalez, L. Christoffersen, M. Podar, H.W. Chang, T. Hemscheidt, H.G. Trapido-Rosenthal, J.M. Short, R.R. Bidigare, and E.J. Mathur

Benefits from the Sea: Sentinel Species and Animal Models of Human Health (340 KB)
by M. Grosell and P.J. Walsh
Case Study: Marine Mammals as Sentinel Species for Oceans and Human Health (308 KB)
by G.D. Bossart

Departments

Quarterdeck: Life and Health on the Edge (72 KB)
by D. Rice

From the President: Do You Remember Where You Were When...? (96 KB)
by L. Clark

Ripple Marks—The Story Behind the Story: Disappearance of the Magical Golden Frog; Lethal Marine Snow; Bluer Than Blue; Smile, You’re on VENUS Camera (520 KB)
by C.L. Dybas

Commentary: Grand Challenges for Ocean Sciences Research (124 KB)
by A. Brandt

From the Guest Editors: Overview of the Oceans and Human Health Special Issue (812 KB)
by L.E. Fleming and E. Laws

Seventh Annual Roger Revelle Commemorative Lecture: Disasters, Death, and Destruction: Making Sense of Recent Calamities (376 KB)
by R.A. Pielke, Jr.

Education: How Good Are Your Data? (104 KB)
by M. Tomczak

NEW: Hands-On Oceanography: Settling Particles in Aquatic Environments: Low Reynolds Numbers (252 KB)
by E. Boss, L. Karp-Boss, and P.A. Jumars

Book Reviews: Aglow in the Dark—The Revolutionary Science of Biofluorescence; Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems—Biological-Physical Interactions in the Oceans (276 KB)

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