Like weeds of the sea, 'brown tide' algae exploit nutrient-rich coastlines
Saturday, September 6, 2014 - 00:31
in Earth & Climate
The sea-grass beds of Long Island's Great South Bay once teemed with shellfish. Clams, scallops and oysters filtered nutrients from the water and flushed money through the local economy. But three decades after the algae that cause brown tides first appeared here, much of the sea grass and the bounty it used to provide is gone.