Algae species discovered infesting NW waters has been identified
The alga may overgrow the reef, and smother corals, native algae and other organisms.
The alga may overgrow the reef, and smother corals, native algae and other organisms.
UH Mānoa researchers were awarded $792,021 by the National Science Foundation to describe the new species of limu, or marine algae, from Hawaiʻi’s deep waters.
Land-use practices on tropical oceanic islands can have large impacts on reef ecosystems, even in the absence of rivers and streams.
UH and community Volunteers remove alien algae from the Waikīkī reef.