A marine rescuer tells us the animals are being poisoned by a harmful algal bloom offshore from Southern California.
Green algae, from the division Chlorophyta, has between 9,000 to 12,000 species. While most of them occur in freshwater, ...
Strange, tiny structures have been found in the rocks around the deserts of southern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Red alert level warnings are in place for Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt River at Silverstream due to high levels of toxic algae.
Sargassum floats near the water’s surface, while kelp is anchored to rocks on the ocean floor. Both of these types of algae feed and give shelter to other marine life, including fish, turtles, ...
The short, blunt nose of the marine iguana is adapted to feeding on algae that grow on rocks. Excess salt, consumed with the algae, is expelled through a special gland connected to the nostrils.
When the rocks are turned into mineral dust by erosion, it's scattered across the ice and becomes available to the algae." A game changer in understanding ice algae Because the ice algae are able ...
Red alert level warnings are in place for Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt River at Silverstream due to high levels of toxic algae.
The spread of the Ostreopsis ovata algae is not a cause for concern, but ongoing monitoring is recommended, according to ...