- algal crash
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the sudden death of an algal bloom with build up of carbon dioxide and ammonia, and the increase of nitrogen and phosphorus from decay resulting in the removal of oxygen, all leading to fish mortality
Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
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