Max Planck Institute for Chemistry: The Driver of Sargassum Blooms in the Atlantic Ocean
November 06, 2025
November 06, 2025
LEIPZIG, Germany, Nov. 6 (TNSxrep) -- The Max Planck Institute for Chemistry issued the following news release:
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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.
* Each year, vast mats of Sargassum spread across the tropical Atlantic, fouling Caribbean coastlines. Analyses of coral drill cores help explain the . . .
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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.
* Each year, vast mats of Sargassum spread across the tropical Atlantic, fouling Caribbean coastlines. Analyses of coral drill cores help explain the . . .