Sargassum influx in the Wider Caribbean Region

Brown algae of Sargassum genus form dense populations constituting free floating rafts on the ocean surface. These sargassum rafts have been observed for a long time in the northern Caribbean Basin and the Atlantic ocean, and their presence has notably given its name to the Sargasso Sea in the North...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: United Nations Environment Programme, Caribbean Environment Programme
Other Authors: Ecosystems Division
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/27269
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Summary:Brown algae of Sargassum genus form dense populations constituting free floating rafts on the ocean surface. These sargassum rafts have been observed for a long time in the northern Caribbean Basin and the Atlantic ocean, and their presence has notably given its name to the Sargasso Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean.