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Most likely, industrial runoff or other forms of pollution have lead to eutrophic conditions (too much phosphate, nitrate, or other chemicals in the water), which were a perfect environment for overgrowth of cyanobacteria (algae). Certain species of cyanobacteria produce toxins that can kill animals (including fish and humans), which killed the fish in the water.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 15y agoLarge colonies of cyanobacteria produce cyanotoxins such as anatoxins and saxitoxin that are poisonous to animals.
the name of the process is called algae bloom
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∙ 10y agoits blocks the sunlight and uses up all the oxygen and marine life starts to die off.
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∙ 12y agothey block the oxygen supply in the water
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How does algal blooms effect the environment?
Algal Bloom will take oxygen out of bodies of water and will kill the fishes, but grown right it can make an excellent alternative to gasoline called algae biofuel.
What are population explosion of algae called?
A population explosion of algae is called an ALGAL BLOOM
What causes algae to die?
Lack of sunlight or nutrients. Algae is essentially a type of plant. Think about typical household plants, if they don't have water, soil, or sunlight, they will die. But algae, unlike household plants, typically live in a body of water, so a lack of water normally is not a cause of death for them. Normally, algae die because there is not enough sunlight or nutrients, possibly because of an algae bloom (too much algae that use up sunlight and nutrients).
What are blooms in ponds caused by?
An overabundance of nutrients and lack of predators. Growth of the plants or algae can, if not eaten, cause a bloom.
What is algal boom?
Algal bloom is the process where algae turns the color red. This happens when there is a sudden burst of heat from the sun and the nutrients in the earth below the sea rise into the algae and some of the nutrients turns the algae red which in turn, makes the sea looks like it is the color red.
What do fishes eat in the lake?
Algae, smaller fishes, fish bait.
How does algal blooms effect the environment?
Algal Bloom will take oxygen out of bodies of water and will kill the fishes, but grown right it can make an excellent alternative to gasoline called algae biofuel.
An overpopulation of saltwater algae is called a?
An algal bloom.
What does massive bloom mean?
As it relates to algae, a massive bloom is a large outbreak in the water, which creates the "bloom."
Do fishes eat green algae?
Yes
Is a bloom an enormous mass of algae?
true
What is it called when too much algae cause water to change color?
algae bloom
What are population explosion of algae called?
A population explosion of algae is called an ALGAL BLOOM
What is an algae bloom?
Algal Bloom is the increasing amount of algae in an aquatic ecosystem.
Algae are eaten by which sea creatures?
small fishes
What is the rapid growth of a population of algae called?
The name of the rapid growth of algae is an Algal Bloom
What causes algae to die?
Lack of sunlight or nutrients. Algae is essentially a type of plant. Think about typical household plants, if they don't have water, soil, or sunlight, they will die. But algae, unlike household plants, typically live in a body of water, so a lack of water normally is not a cause of death for them. Normally, algae die because there is not enough sunlight or nutrients, possibly because of an algae bloom (too much algae that use up sunlight and nutrients).
