Mucilage is an exopolymeric organic substance that occurs in the marine environment due
to the overgrowth of a type of sea algae. Extreme blooms of algae are often triggered by …

The large marine snow formation event observed in oil-contaminated surface waters of the
Gulf of Mexico (GoM) after the Deepwater Horizon accident possibly played a key role in the …

Background Marine snow (small amorphous aggregates with colloidal properties) is present
in all oceans of the world. Surface water warming and the consequent increase of water …

In this study the interannual variability of phytoplankton over a~ 30-years period in the
coastal site of LTER-Senigallia transect (N Adriatic Sea) was investigated to document …

During the austral summer of 2014, an oceanographic cruise was conducted in the Ross
Sea in the framework of the RoME (Ross Sea Mesoscale Experiment) Project. Forty-three …

Oil-suspended particulate matter aggregate (OSA) can form naturally when oil and particles
interact. The interaction between oil and suspended particulate matter makes oil less sticky …

In this contribution we document an anomalous mucilage growth which occurred in June
2003 along the rocky cliffs of the Portofino Promontory (Ligurian Sea, NW Mediterranean …

This study was implemented to determine the environmental factors and causative
organisms of the recent mucilage formation in the Marmara Sea. Samples were taken during …

Eutrophication is among the most widespread and deleterious anthropogenic impacts to
coastal marine ecosystems. The Chesapeake Bay (CB) and Northern Adriatic Sea (NAS) …

Mucilage is a dense and highly viscous substance made up of extracellular polysaccharides
produced and secreted by the overgrowth of various aquatic species. Rising ocean …