Planktonic algae reproduce very often. Why hasn’t the ocean still turned into a thick mess of algae?
November 10, 2020 | Education
| The amount of algae is controlled by the organisms that eat them; algae need light – it is enough only in the upper layers; minerals, food for algae are concentrated near the coasts, estuaries and upper layers of water. All of these limiting factors prevent algae from turning the ocean into mush and algae.
