Red Tide Affecting Marine Ecosystems

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Today, most organisms are living in a marine ecosystem. For example, an estimated 50-80% of all life on earth is found under the ocean surface. This may be due to the fact the ocean accounts for 99% of Earth’s living space. With so much life and biodiversity going on, there are bound to be problems; problems that can affect the organisms in and out of the water.
One of these problems is red tide. Red tide is caused by microscopic, marine algae. Algal blooms occur in freshwater as well as marine environments. In general we can say that red tide occur throughout the world, and is affecting marine ecosystems in many places like Scandinavia, Japan, the Caribbean, Florida and South Pacific.
The red tide is not a recent problem or issue. The first

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