Factoid/2020/07/27
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Climate Change Making Algal Blooms More Deadly
- "As our planet continues to warm, harmful blooms of microscopic algae may become even more toxic, indicates a new report from the USC Sea Grant program. ... Smaller marine life, such as plankton and smaller fish, absorb the toxins, which are then spread up the food web to larger fish and marine animals that feed on them. Coastal California has a history of harmful blooms that produce dangerous neurotoxins like saxitoxins and domoic acid, the latter of which has been found to cause severe brain damage in sea lions." - More from USC
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