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EBK LIFE: THE SCIENCE OF BIOLOGY
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ISBN: 8220103935432
Author: Sadava
Publisher: MAC HIGHER
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Chapter 57.2, Problem 3R
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The process of eutrophication and the nutrients that contribute most to this process in the water bodies.
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The eutrophication is also known as the aging of a water body. The process involves the depletion of water as a result of the excess growth of cyanobacteria, algal blooms, and the phytoplankton. The water becomes unavailable for the other aquatic species as a result of which all aquatic life depletes with the depletion of water and it gradually gets converted into a terrestrial area.
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