algae

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Too much nitrate and phosphorous in rivers and streams makes great food for algae and other plant growth that cuts oxygen in the water and blocks sunlight.

From Seattle Times

Now, those reefs look much different — choked by algae, struck by coral disease and stressed out from rising temperatures.

From Seattle Times

It’s a solution nature has settled on as well: Bacteria, some protists, marine algae, and even algal viruses use rhodopsin to convert light into usable energy, often to pump protons for cellular functions.

From Science Magazine

Within a few days the art was covered in purple and blue sponges, orange fire coral and green algae... and was even home to a few octopuses.

From BBC

The sewage can contaminate drinking water, and in the ocean it can fuel the growth of reef-smothering algae.

From Seattle Times