Species: Algae

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    Red tide

    What is a … Red Tide? A "red tide" is a common term used for a harmful algal bloom. Harmful algal blooms, or HABs, occur when colonies of algae — simple ocean plants that...

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Algae Might Replace Some U.S. Oil Imports

►Main Image: A June 2010 photo shows raceway ponds in Southern California was taken by the QuickBird satellite. A PNNL study shows that 17 percent of the United States’ imported oil for...

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  • Introduction The lichen has traditionally been referred to as a prime example of a symbiotic relationsh...
  • IntroductionThe term coral reef generally refers to a marine ecosystem in which the main organisms are corals ...
  • Symbiosis describes close and often long-term interactions between two or more different organisms. The defini...
  • IntroductionHave you ever seen a lichen and knew that it was a lichen? Not many people know what lichens are, ...
  • Introduction Aquatic plants grow in shallow to deep water zones. The three main types of aquatic plants are...
  • Introduction Macrophytes are the conspicuous plants that dominate wetlands, shallow lakes, and streams. Macros...
  • Marine coralline algae are calcifying red algae, which have a hard skeleton resulting from the precipitation o...