Australia's largest harmful algal bloom devastates marine life along Great Southern Reef
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Autumn Spanne
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The article reports on the largest and longest harmful algal bloom (HAB) in Australian history, which arrived at Port Hughes, South Australia, in late March. Located along the Great Southern Reef, the bloom has severely depleted the region's rich marine biodiversity, including coral, bivalve, and fish species, and continues to wreak havoc a year after its initial appearance.
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· 3 pulledThe largest and longest harmful algal bloom (HAB) in Australian history arrived to Port Hughes, depleting its waters' rich biodiversity.
Situated midway along the Great Southern Reef that spans Australia's southern coastline, the waters off Port Hughes typically teem with life.
The coastal hamlet northwest of Adelaide plays host to a multitude of coral, bivalve and fish species.
PORT HUGHES, Australia — Situated midway along the Great Southern Reef that spans Australia’s southern coastline, the waters off Port Hughes typically teem with life. The coastal hamlet northwest of Adelaide plays host to a multitude of coral, bivalve and
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