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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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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).
How does algal blooms effect the environment?
Algal blooms can have negative effects on the environment by depleting oxygen in the water, which can harm aquatic organisms like fish. They can also release toxins that can contaminate water and harm both aquatic life and human health. Additionally, as the algae die and decompose, they can contribute to an increase in nutrient levels in the water, leading to further ecological imbalances.
What causes a freshwater bloom?
A freshwater bloom is a sudden overpopulation of algae. This is caused by excessive nutrients in the water which act like fertilizers to stimulate algal growth. Common causes could be leaking sewage pipes, runoff from a golf course, sudden release of animal manure during a flood, etc.
Red sea is named after the algal bloom of what?
The Red Sea is named after a type of algae called Trichodesmium erythraeum. This algae can form large blooms in the water, giving the sea a reddish-brown hue.
An overpopulation of saltwater algae is called a?
An algal bloom.
What do fishes eat in the lake?
Algae, smaller fishes, fish bait.
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
Algae are eaten by which sea creatures?
small fishes
What kind of toxic bloom can kill fish in the ocean?
algae
What happens during an algal bloom?
When algae rapidly produce
What ecological role do the fishes in the open water zone and the fishes in swamp fill?
They are the ones that keep the algae from growing tomuch
What ecological role do the fishes in the open-water zone and the fishes in swamps fill?
They are the ones that keep the algae from growing tomuch
Why do algal bloom occurs?
An increase in nutrients can cause algae growth and reproduction to increase dramatically into a bloom.
What is the rapid growth of a population of algae called?
The rapid growth of a population of algae is called an algal bloom. This bloom is often triggered by an abundance of nutrients in the water, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, leading to exponential growth of algae species. Algal blooms can have negative impacts on aquatic ecosystems, including depleted oxygen levels and harm to wildlife.
How can a algal bloom can affect other pond organism?
The answer is that the algae will block the sunlight and can cause some living animals in the pond die. Also, bacteria will grow, break down everything in the pond, but not the algae, and will get in the oxygen in the water. Fishes and other organisms in the water die without fresh oxygen. About the only life that survives is the algae on the surface.
