algae
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Luke Dawson, a National Trust ranger who helps look after the site, says heavier winter rains are washing chalk from the slope more quickly, while mild, damp conditions give algae more chance to grow.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Coral's survival depends on a special relationship with a kind of algae.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
The algae provide coral's characteristic colours, and their departure leaves behind a ghostly white structure that is gradually starving.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
These nutrients make "harmful" blue-green algae more likely which can be dangerous to people and animals.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
And he came at last to the outer barrier where the long leathery brown algae hung down into the water.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing algae
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Ecology - Middle School
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