Element concentrations in pelagic Sargassum along the Mexican Caribbean coast in 2018-2019

The massive influx of pelagic Sargassum spp. (sargasso) into the Mexican Caribbean Sea has caused major deterioration of the coastal environment and has affected the tourism industry as well as livelihoods since 2015. Species of Sargassum have high capacity to absorb metals; thus, leachates of sarga...

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Main Authors: Rosa E. Rodríguez-Martínez, Priyadarsi D. Roy, Nuria Torrescano-Valle, Nancy Cabanillas-Terán, Silvia Carrillo-Domínguez, Ligia Collado-Vides, Marta García-Sánchez, Brigitta I. van Tussenbroek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-02-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/8667.pdf