Sargassum - Wikipedia Most of the macroalgae species inhabit shallow coastal waters and coral reefs, but some are planktonic (free-floating) or pelagic after being detached from reefs during storms Sargassum includes two holopelagic species, Sargassum natans and Sargassum fluitans, with other species interconnected
Basic Information on Sargassum - US EPA Sargassum is a group of brown algae that provides food, refuge, and breeding ground for many marine animals, such as turtles, crabs, shrimp, fish, and seabirds
Sargassum Season Ends Across Eastern Caribbean, Large . . . Sargassum amounts across the Atlantic and Caribbean Sea continued to drop in October, signaling the end of this year’s seaweed season, according to a recent report from the University of South Florida’s Optical Oceanography Lab
Why Is the Atlantic Ocean Drowning in Seaweed? Scientists . . . Upwelling of deep water rich in phosphorus supports an N-fixing symbiont that lives on Sargassum algae, giving the algae a competitive advantage By early June of this year, roughly 38 million tons of Sargassum had drifted toward the coasts of the Caribbean islands, the Gulf of Mexico, and northe