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The following text was removed from the article by User:Burrisza due to concerns over WP:Essay. I'm posting it here in case it can somehow be reincorporated into the article:
Harmful algal blooms have been increasing in geographic range and frequency over the past decades.[1] Since blooms may be kept in check by predators,[2] algal ROS production may allow a harmful bloom to persist longer by relaxing grazing pressures. As a result, algal produced ROS may occur in higher concentrations and for longer periods of times, or become important in areas not historically exposed to algal blooms. This will likely not only lead to differences in the way organisms cope with the potential toxins, but also to changes in the cycling of important elements (nitrogen, carbon, etc.).[3][4][5][6] There is limited information on the biological production of ROS, and even less on its impact on the local environment. Improved techniques for detecting and measuring ROS are necessary and will lead to a significantly better understanding of the factors that influence species-specific algal ROS production and the role of that production (predator defense, competitive advantage, attaining iron, cell signaling).
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Latest comment: 7 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
My guess is that many readers of this page may find there way here from the internet when Googling 'reactive oxygen species'. This leads me to wonder if the title could be simpler. It seems the word 'production' may not be necessary. Reactive oxygen species appear in algae because (I assume) they were locally produced. And microalgae is kind of obvious; on a topic like this we are probably not expecting seaweed. So I suggest Reactive oxygen species in marine algae. Thanks for any comments, EdJohnston (talk) 15:18, 9 July 2017 (UTC)Reply
