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Algal Blooms in the Ocean
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Water:Science and Issues
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- Foushee, Doretha B.
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Algal Blooms in the Ocean
The ocean, that vast body of water covering 71 percent of the Earth's surface, is divided into four major basins: the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic Oceans. These large basins are interconnected with various shallow seas, such as the Mediterranean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, and the South China Sea. Oceans and seas abound with life, ranging from microscopic unicellular (one-celled) organisms to multicellular (many-celled) animals.
Algae
is an important life form in the ocean. Life in the ocean is maintained in balance by forces of nature and by predator
–
prey relationships, unless some external pressures upset the balance. When a balance upset ...
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