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Combining some information from field investigation of algae along the coastal areas in China and a few pictures materialized from the western Yellow Sea in 2008, authors analyze the necessary conditions and possible water area in China producing a large biomass, some reasons for firestorm, and the possibility of the reappearance of marine bloom green alga Enteromorpha prolifera. The change of habitats and the increase of nutritional levels related to the water area could be considered as direct reasons. It was transferred northward by the combination of the flow of rainwater, wind and alongshore marine current. The original region of large biomass produced is possibly located in the southwestern Yellow sea. It will possibly be appearing again in the coming years or in the future. A summary is also given referring to its reproduction, development and distribution worldwide.
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Supported by general and major projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 40876081, 30570125, and 30499340(partly)), the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program)(No. 2008BAC49B01), and Knowledge Innovation Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. KSCX2-YW-Z-018)
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Ding, L., Fei, X., Lu, Q. et al. The possibility analysis of habitats, origin and reappearance of bloom green alga (Enteromorpha prolifera) on inshore of western Yellow Sea. Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 27, 421–424 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-009-9277-x
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