Algae are important as primary producers at the base of the food chain. Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles , for example, spend a lot of time gliding over the reefs, browsing on the seaweeds and algae there. Algae also provide oxygen for other aquatic life. Unfortunately, with pollution or other environmental damage, algae reproduction may run amok and contribute to mass mortality of other organisms, in the case of algal blooms, for example. All rights reserved.
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