In this video, I will explain what Sargassum is, why is it washing up on the shores, what is its impact and what can be done about it. You can see the sources below the timestamp.
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0:00: Introduction
0:19: What is Sargassum
0:51: Why is Sargassum washing up on the shores, though?
2:40: The impacts of Sargassum on coastal communities
3:25: What can be done about it
4:35: Conclusion
Sources:
0:30:
Tsukidate, J. (1992). Ecology of Sargassum spp. and Sargassum forest formation. NOAA technical report NMFS, 106, 63-72.
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Louime, C., Fortune, J., & Gervais, G. (2017). Sargassum invasion of coastal environments: a growing concern. American Journal of Environmental Sciences, 13(1), 58-64.
1:00:
Valesco, A., 2015. Sargazo invade el Caribe: ¿Qué es y cómo se combate? El Financiero, Mexico: [ Ссылка ]
Sargeant, P.G., 2015. What you need to know about Sargassum invading the Caribbean. [ Ссылка ]
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Moanga, D. A. (2015). Karenia brevis Hot Spots in the West Florida Shelf and their Associated Socio-economic Implications (Doctoral dissertation, University of Miami).
1:28:
Lapointe, B. E. (1995). A comparison of nutrient‐limited productivity in Sargassum natans from neritic vs. oceanic waters of the western North Atlantic Ocean. Limnology and Oceanography, 40(3), 625-633.
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Fidai, Y. A., Dash, J., Tompkins, E. L., & Tonon, T. (2020). A systematic review of floating and beach landing records of Sargassum beyond the Sargasso Sea. Environmental Research Communications, 2(12), 122001.
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Rodríguez-Martínez, R. E., Medina-Valmaseda, A. E., Blanchon, P., Monroy-Velázquez, L. V., Almazán-Becerril, A., Delgado-Pech, B., ... & García-Rivas, M. C. (2019). Faunal mortality associated with massive beaching and decomposition of pelagic Sargassum. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 146, 201-205.
3:09:
Maurer, A. S., De Neef, E., & Stapleton, S. (2015). Sargassum accumulation may spell trouble for nesting sea turtles. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 13(7), 394-395.
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Langin, K. (2018). Seaweed masses assault Caribbean islands.
Van Tussenbroek, B. I., Arana, H. A. H., Rodríguez-Martínez, R. E., Espinoza-Avalos, J., Canizales-Flores, H. M., González-Godoy, C. E., ... & Collado-Vides, L. (2017). Severe impacts of brown tides caused by Sargassum spp. on near-shore Caribbean seagrass communities. Marine pollution bulletin, 122(1-2), 272-281.
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McHugh, D. J. (2003). A guide to the seaweed industry. FAO fisheries technical paper, 441, 105.
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Silva, L. D., Bahcevandziev, K., & Pereira, L. (2019). Production of bio-fertilizer from Ascophyllum nodosum and Sargassum muticum (Phaeophyceae). Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 37, 918-927.
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Kumar, N. A., Vanlalzarzova, B., Sridhar, S., & Baluswami, M. (2012). Effect of liquid seaweed fertilizer of Sargassum wightii Grev. on the growth and biochemical content of green gram (Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek). Recent Research in Science and Technology, 4(4), 40-45.
