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Algaí

Algae

Algaí

Algaí

Algae

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Algaí

Plandaí micreascópacha iad seo a snámhann san uisce agus a chuireann cothú ar fáil do na cineálacha beatha is ísle i líonra bia an uisce. Úsáideann siad fótaisintéis chun solas na gréine a thiontú go bia. Tagann fás borb ar na halgaí má thruaillítear an t-uisce le cothaithigh. Blás algach a tugtar air agus is féidir leis eotrófú a dhéanamh ar locha.


Algae

These free-floating microscopic plants provide nutrition for lower orders of the aquatic food web, converting the sun’s energy into food via photosynthesis. Nutrient pollution causes rapid algal growth – called ‘algal bloom’ – and can contribute to eutrophication of lakes.