Red Tides Linked to Fertilizer Runoff
When fertilizer or sewage runs into a waterway, or when phosphorous and nitrogen rise up from the ocean depths, algae can converge and feast and mushroom on the buffet of growth-inducing nutrients.
Tagged: Algae
Dying Coral Reefs Linked to Chemical Fertilizers and Factory Farms
While coral reefs are dying off at a faster rate, research has determined that ocean pollution is largely responsible for ruining the health of the symbiotic algae species that keep the coral reefs healthy.
