Max Planck Society: Driver of Sargassum Blooms in the Atlantic Ocean
November 05, 2025
November 05, 2025
MUNICH, Germany, Nov. 5 -- The Max Planck Society issued the following news:
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The driver of Sargassum blooms in the Atlantic Ocean
Upwelling of phosphorus-rich deep water promotes an N-fixing symbiont of the Sargassum algae giving it a competitive advantage.
To the point:
* Each year, vast mats of Sargassum spread across the tropical Atlantic, fouling Caribbean coastlines. Analyses of coral drill cores help explain the mechani . . .
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The driver of Sargassum blooms in the Atlantic Ocean
Upwelling of phosphorus-rich deep water promotes an N-fixing symbiont of the Sargassum algae giving it a competitive advantage.
To the point:
* Each year, vast mats of Sargassum spread across the tropical Atlantic, fouling Caribbean coastlines. Analyses of coral drill cores help explain the mechani . . .