Definition of Term

plankton bloom

(English) An outburst of planktonic organism, triggered by favorable environmental conditions such as nutrients and light; an event where conditions are conducive to rapid reproduction of planktonic organisms in the ocean or other body of water. (See also: plankton, herbivore, filter feeding)

bloom de plancton

(French) Développement brutal d'organismes planctoniques dû à des conditions favorables telles qu'abondance de sels nutritifs et de lumière ; événement où les conditions sont favorables à une multiplication rapide du plancton dans l'océan ou tout milieu aquatique. (See also: plankton, herbivore, filter feeding)

plankton bloom

(Portuguese) Grande desenvolvimento, em número, de organismos planctónicos, desencadeado pela existência dum ambiente favorável (por exemplo, o aumento em nutientes ou da intensidade luminosa).. (See also: plankton, herbivore, filter feeding)

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