Attack of the killer algae - Eric Noel Muoz
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Date: 2020-08-22
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Kris
Eric Munoz is a hero. I am a scientist and live near the lagoon where this incident happened in California. This genetically modified algae meant for aquariums cannot be released in the wild. Period. This video has shown that there is nothing that can stop this algae from spreading with the exception of Eric's treatment. What also helped is that this was caught very early after some moron dumped his/her aquarium into our lagoon. Also helpful is that the lagoon was relatively isolated from the ocean so treatment could not be affected by large waves. Since this algae can break off and sprout elsewhere, it can spread quickly and take over an area rapidly. It will wipe out the ecosystem! Public awareness is the best way to avoid something like this again.
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Eric Munoz is a hero. I am a scientist and live near the lagoon where this incident happened in California. This genetically modified algae meant for aquariums cannot be released in the wild. Period. This video has shown that there is nothing that can stop this algae from spreading with the exception of Eric's treatment. What also helped is that this was caught very early after some moron dumped his/her aquarium into our lagoon. Also helpful is that the lagoon was relatively isolated from the ocean so treatment could not be affected by large waves. Since this algae can break off and sprout elsewhere, it can spread quickly and take over an area rapidly. It will wipe out the ecosystem! Public awareness is the best way to avoid something like this again.
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Robert
Eric Munoz's new book, Caulerpa Conquest, chronicles the global coastal danger of caulerpa taxifolia, the successful effort of he and others to eradicate it from Agua Hedionda Lagoon in California, and his own personal journey in this monumental challenge. Published by Open Books Press, it is NOW AVAILABLE on www. amazon. com and www. openbookspress. com. Features a Foreword from Christopher Knight, Eric's co-host on Reddit's AMA presentation on the book, and Dr. Alexandre Meinesz, whose book Killer Algae first opened eyes to the caulerpa problem.
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Eric Munoz's new book, Caulerpa Conquest, chronicles the global coastal danger of caulerpa taxifolia, the successful effort of he and others to eradicate it from Agua Hedionda Lagoon in California, and his own personal journey in this monumental challenge. Published by Open Books Press, it is NOW AVAILABLE on www. amazon. com and www. openbookspress. com. Features a Foreword from Christopher Knight, Eric's co-host on Reddit's AMA presentation on the book, and Dr. Alexandre Meinesz, whose book Killer Algae first opened eyes to the caulerpa problem.
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Sanaj
In India we also facing the similar problem not in water but on land the plant called 'congress plant' this plant spread rapidly through out the country but to my sense it doesn't affect any species life but it will causes ill health to humans.
We need to think how to prevent it?
So that our world will be cleaner!
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In India we also facing the similar problem not in water but on land the plant called 'congress plant' this plant spread rapidly through out the country but to my sense it doesn't affect any species life but it will causes ill health to humans.
We need to think how to prevent it?
So that our world will be cleaner!
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Kwstas
In the island creeta It has been completely destroying the ecosystem. There are no seaweed on the rocks no fish 90% less. The seaurchents are gon. Only in a few places will you see some. This is not the same as the one you are talking about. But so ting is terribly wrong.
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In the island creeta It has been completely destroying the ecosystem. There are no seaweed on the rocks no fish 90% less. The seaurchents are gon. Only in a few places will you see some. This is not the same as the one you are talking about. But so ting is terribly wrong.
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Wasted
Maybe we can teach them a lesson by putting them in a small glass box like their fishs. Let them move around in the glass box just for our amusement.
And use their excuse on them. Like they are probably get hit by a car anyway, its safer to say in the glass box.
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Maybe we can teach them a lesson by putting them in a small glass box like their fishs. Let them move around in the glass box just for our amusement.
And use their excuse on them. Like they are probably get hit by a car anyway, its safer to say in the glass box.
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jon0allie
us humans are from another planet. we were taken here by human scientists from another planet which explains our invasive habits. we are invasive species. aliens.
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us humans are from another planet. we were taken here by human scientists from another planet which explains our invasive habits. we are invasive species. aliens.
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Kwstas
I spearfish in Greece and what has happened is unbelievable. From 2000 2002 I started to see some kind of algy and all the seaweed on the rocks started to die.
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I spearfish in Greece and what has happened is unbelievable. From 2000 2002 I started to see some kind of algy and all the seaweed on the rocks started to die.
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jay
but. but still it filter toxins in the water. I guest we need one in school's lagoon. I will throw some later from my aquarium
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but. but still it filter toxins in the water. I guest we need one in school's lagoon. I will throw some later from my aquarium
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