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The seaweed can choke corals, wreak havoc on coastal ecosystems and diminish air quality. A giant seaweed bloom that can be seen from space threatens beaches in Florida and Mexico Skip to main content
Since 2011, seaweed - known as ‘sargassum’ - in Mexico’s Quintana Roo state and across the Caribbean has exploded.Scientists suspect its invasion is related to climate change. Researcher Dr ...
A 5,000-mile seaweed belt lurking in the Atlantic Ocean is expected in the next few months to wash onto beaches in the Caribbean Sea, South Florida, and the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. The Great ...
Sargassum is a genus of brown macroalgae in the order Fucales of the Phaeophyceae class. [1] Numerous species are distributed throughout the temperate and tropical oceans of the world, where they generally inhabit shallow water and coral reefs, and the genus is widely known for its planktonic (free-floating) species.
Sylvia Alice Earle (born August 30, 1935) is an American marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, author, and lecturer.She has been a National Geographic Explorer at Large (formerly Explorer in Residence) since 1998.
At these sites, bleaching and mortality was limited to areas of direct contact with seaweed or their extracts. The seaweed then expanded to occupy the dead coral's habitat. [ 7 ] However, as of 2009, only 4% of coral reefs worldwide had more than 50% algal coverage which means that there are no recent global trend towards algal dominance over ...
A raft of brown-colored seaweed in the Atlantic Ocean is so vast it can be seen from space. A giant seaweed bloom that can be seen from space threatens beaches in Florida and Mexico Skip to main ...
A record amount of seaweed is smothering Caribbean coasts from Puerto Rico to Barbados as tons of brown algae kill wildlife, choke the tourism industry and release toxic gases.