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202615 minPGdocumentary

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Dead Zones

202615 minPGdocumentary

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Harmful algal blooms along the California Coast are examined in relation to environmental and biological factors affecting their proliferation.

“The first step is understanding it.”

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Nikolas Koscher

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Harmful algal blooms along the California Coast are examined in relation to environmental and biological factors affecting their proliferation.

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Nikolas Koscherdirector

Nikolas Koscherwriter

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How does the abundance of HAB-forming phytoplankton species correlate with environmental and biological variables along the California Coast?

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