Spain's beaches turn brown as fast-spreading algae warning issued for tourists
The Rugulopterix okamurae algae is a Pacific native that has invaded areas in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. With the ...
Majorca holiday warning as beaches turn brown with seaweed invasion
The island's beaches are under threat as experts worry that an invasive form of algae could reach the coastline.
Spain's beaches turn brown as warning issued for fives areas including Majorca
The beaches of Spain have turned brown due to Rugulopterix okamurae, a type of algae native to the Pacific but has invaded ...
Majorca's beaches 'to turn brown' as Spain seaside towns hit with warning
The algae has already invaded areas in the Atlantic oceans and the Mediterranean, blanketing seabeds and causing the plant to ...
Sixth Tone8 天
‘Red Ghost’ Algae Swarms China’s Coast, Threatening Marine Life
Residents in southern China report algae blanketing beaches as experts warn of increasing pollution, health hazards, and ...
Natural History Museum%2c London4 年
Algae collections
The diatom collections are curated separately. The algae collections number around 400,000 specimens. The main algal groups represented here are: red, green and brown seaweeds freshwater algae ...
Max Planck Society4 年
Susana Coelho, Ph.D.
As a postdoctoral fellow, she worked with Akira Peters and Mark Cock to establish the brown algae Ectocarpus as a model organism in evolutionary research. Since 2006 she worked at the Centre National ...
Majorca Daily8 天
Mallorca coasts threatened by invasive seaweed
It colonises everything and affects biodiversity. Preventive measures are needed against Rugulopterix okamurae.