Study clearly identifies nutrients as a driver of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt - Phys.org
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Under normal conditions, the floating macroalgae Sargassum spp. provide habitat for hundreds of types of organisms. However, the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt (GASB) that emerged in 2011 has since then caused unprecedented inundations of this brown seaweed on…