A Review on the Causes & Consequences of Algal Blooms

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  1. Hey, everyone.
  2. My name is John Malik.
  3. And today, along with Grayson, Everett and Broad Costin, we're
  4. going to discuss with you the causes and consequences of
  5. algal blooms.
  6. Now, what is an algal bloom in my tracks and
  7. algal bloom is a sudden and exponential increase in the
  8. population of algae.
  9. In Aquarius media, the terminology is very broad and can
  10. refer to any photosynthetic eukaryotic organism native to an aquatic
  11. ecosystem. Now, in reference to our favorite acronym, Chance.
  12. Algae cells are composed of 50% carbon, 10% nitrogen and
  13. 2% phosphorus.
  14. Now there are two major classifications of algae.
  15. Macro algae, such as seaweed and sea lettuce, and microalgae
  16. such as diatoms and cyanobacteria, which is often referred to
  17. as blue green algae.
  18. Adult algae can be very beneficial to an ecosystem.
  19. Algal blooms, when not controlled, can deplete an ecosystem of
  20. oxygen and lead to the formation of what are referred
  21. to as dead zones, where no photosynthetic organisms are able
  22. to survive.
  23. Now Grayson would discuss with you some of the common
  24. causes of algal blooms