Thursday, November 27, 2014

A (mini) macroalgal bloom at Central Peru (La Punta, Callao)

This appear be a recurrent state in this small ecosystem called 'La Arenilla'.

     Although these macroalgae (Ulva spp.) extensions (< 2 km) do not reach the large dimensions of other cases (Liu et al., 2013. Click here to read the paper), they occupy a relatively large area of this site, providing protection for larval and juvenile fish species.




































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