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Sargassum

Sargassum is a genus of brown macroalgae (seaweed) in the order Fucales of the class Phaeophyceae. This brown macroalgae is spread predominantly in tropical and subtropical areas. It comes from the Sargasso Sea, which was named because it hosts large amounts of Sargassum. Sargassum can extend for kilometers across the ocean surface, forming golden brown…

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related to Monitoring and forecasting · 24
Sargassum → AFAI, Alternative Floating Algae Index, CARICOOS, FAI, Floating Algae Index, Forecasting, GASB, Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, Maximum Chlorophyll Index, MCI, MODIS, NOAA COASTWATCH OCEANVIEWER, Optical Oceanography Laboratory, PlanetScope, Recent, Sargassum Observation Modelling, Sentinel-2 MSI, SIMAR-SATsum, South Florida, The
related to Ecology · 17
Sargassum → American, Below, Drifting Sargassum, East Coast, Europe, European, Gulf Stream, In, It, Later, North America, Other, Sargasso Sea, The, The Sargasso Sea, There, These
related to "Coastal inundations" by washed-ashore Sargassum · 16
Sargassum → Additionally, As, Atlantic, Beginning, Brazil, Caribbean, Coastlines, During, Florida, Gulf, In, Mexico, North Atlantic, Once, Since, The
related to Nutrient factors · 14
Sargassum → Amazon River, Gulf, Historically, Mexico, New, North Africa, Nutrient, Phosphates, Recent, Researchers, Sargasso Sea, The Sargasso Sea, West African Coast, With
has impact · 13
Sargassum → Acute Sargassum Toxicity, As, Atlantic, Caribbean, Decomposing Sargassum, During, Further, Guadeloupe, H2S, Martinique, Massive, The, Unprecedented Sargassum
related to Distribution and ocean currents · 11
Sargassum → Antilles, Atlantic, Atlantic North Equatorial Current, Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, Researchers, Sahara, The, The Caribbean, The Caribbean Current, Trade, Western Atlantic
related to External links · 11
Sargassum → Archived, Atmospheric Administration, Commerce, Handbook, June, National Oceanic, Sargasso Sea, SargassumSargassum, US Department, Wayback MachineThe SuriaLink Seaplants, What
related to Biofuel and energy production · 10
Sargassum → Barbados, Circular Economy Center, In November, Mexican, Quintana Roo, Researchers, Sargapanel, The, University, West Indies
related to Evolution · 8
Sargassum → Early Oligocene-aged Menilite Formation, Fossils, In, Paratethys Sea, Poland, Sargasso, Sargasso Sea, This
related to Mitigation and cleanup · 8
Sargassum → Although, As, Caribbean, Mitigation, New, One, The, West Africa

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species sea coastal caribbean sargasso inundation also atlantic nutrient brown algae biomass seaweed found events ocean floating tropical waters macroalgae

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Sargassumis agenus of brown macroalgae0.90text
Sargassumis arich source of carbohydrates0.90text
the European eelinstance ofBelow is a list of organisms that are associated with the Sargassum.The Sargasso Sea plays a major role in the migration of catadromous eel species0.80text
the American eelinstance ofBelow is a list of organisms that are associated with the Sargassum.The Sargasso Sea plays a major role in the migration of catadromous eel species0.80text
and the American conger eelinstance ofBelow is a list of organisms that are associated with the Sargassum.The Sargasso Sea plays a major role in the migration of catadromous eel species0.80text
carboninstance ofSargassum provides vital nutrients0.80text
nitrogeninstance ofSargassum provides vital nutrients0.80text
and phosphorus to coastal ecosystems which border the nutrient-poor waters of the western North Atlantic tropicsinstance ofSargassum provides vital nutrients0.80text
subtropicsinstance ofSargassum provides vital nutrients0.80text
boomsinstance ofNew technologies0.80text
netsinstance ofNew technologies0.80text
and skimmers are currently being introduced to intercept the Sargassum at the sea before it reaches the shore.As of 2016instance ofNew technologies0.80text

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