Massive Influx of Pelagic Sargassum spp. on the Coasts of the Mexican Caribbean 2014–2020: Challenges and Opportunities

V Chávez, A Uribe-Martínez, E Cuevas… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Since late 2014, the Mexican Caribbean coast has periodically received massive, atypical
influxes of pelagic Sargassum spp.(sargasso). Negative impacts associated with these …

The power of seaweeds as plant biostimulants to boost crop production under abiotic stress

AO Deolu‐Ajayi, IM van der Meer… - Plant, Cell & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abiotic stresses like drought and salinity are major factors resulting in crop yield losses and
soil degradation worldwide. To meet increasing food demands, we must improve crop …

Biomass composition of the golden tide pelagic seaweeds Sargassum fluitans and S. natans (morphotypes I and VIII) to inform valorisation pathways

D Davis, R Simister, S Campbell, M Marston… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Massive strandings of the pelagic brown algae Sargassum have occurred in the Caribbean,
and to a lesser extent, in western Africa, almost every year since 2011. These events have …

Nutrient and arsenic biogeochemistry of Sargassum in the western Atlantic

DJ McGillicuddy Jr, PL Morton, RA Brewton… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The oceanographic ecology of pelagic Sargassum, and the means by which these floating
macroalgae thrive in the nutrient-poor waters of the open ocean, have been studied for …

Potential negative effects of ocean afforestation on offshore ecosystems

PW Boyd, LT Bach, CL Hurd, E Paine… - Nature ecology & …, 2022 - nature.com
Our scientific understanding of climate change makes clear the necessity for both emission
reduction and carbon dioxide removal (CDR). The ocean with its large surface area, great …

Species composition and chemical characterization of Sargassum influx at six different locations along the Mexican Caribbean coast

E Vázquez-Delfín, Y Freile-Pelegrín… - Science of the total …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the last decade, unprecedented arrivals of pelagic Sargassum (Sargassum influx) have
been reported for the Caribbean coasts causing severe ecological and economical …

Challenges of turning the Sargassum crisis into gold: current constraints and implications for the Caribbean

HA Oxenford, SA Cox, BI van Tussenbroek… - Phycology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Over the last decade, the Caribbean has seen massive, episodic influxes of pelagic
sargassum negatively impacting coastal ecosystems, people's livelihoods and climate …

Pelagic Sargassum cleanup cost in Mexico

RE Rodríguez-Martínez, EG Torres-Conde… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Pelagic Sargassum spp.(Sargassum) blooms in the tropical Atlantic began in 2011.
Since then, frequent and significant beaching events have caused ecological, economic …

Temporal changes in the composition and biomass of beached pelagic Sargassum species in the Mexican Caribbean

M García-Sánchez, C Graham, E Vera… - Aquatic Botany, 2020 - Elsevier
Since 2011, unusually large quantities of pelagic Sargassum fluitans and S. natans
(sargasso) have been washing ashore along the coasts of some African countries and the …

Sargassum inundations in Turks and Caicos: Methane potential and proximate, ultimate, lipid, amino acid, metal and metalloid analyses

JJ Milledge, S Maneein, E Arribas López, D Bartlett - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
The Caribbean has been experiencing beach inundations of pelagic Sargassum, causing
environmental, health and financial issues. This study showed variations in the composition …