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Ocean scientists work to forecast huge plankton blooms in Arabian Sea

An operational forecast could help countries prepare for booms in these tiny marine creatures.
  1. Jeff Tollefson
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Massive blooms of a marine organism called Noctiluca scintillans are currently threatening fisheries, tourism and desalination plants in the Arabian Sea. But scientists are developing forecasting models that could help countries in the region such as Oman predict when conditions seem ripe for a boom in these single-celled creatures, so that they can be better prepared.

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Nature 555, 569-570 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-03698-0

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  1. Gomes, H. R. et al. Nature Commun. 5, 4862 (2014).

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