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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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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North Atlantic
Online Access:https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/27269
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spelling ftunep:oai:wedocs.unep.org:20.500.11822/27269 2023-05-15T17:29:17+02:00 Sargassum influx in the Wider Caribbean Region United Nations Environment Programme Caribbean Environment Programme Ecosystems Division Latin America and the Caribbean 2019-01-17T05:55:15Z Text application/pdf https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/27269 English eng https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/27269 Public Factsheets 2019 ftunep 2022-12-31T14:10:22Z 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. Other/Unknown Material North Atlantic UNEP Document Repository (UN Environment Programme)
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description 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.
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Caribbean Environment Programme
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Caribbean Environment Programme
Sargassum influx in the Wider Caribbean Region
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Caribbean Environment Programme
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