What is eutrophication?

What is eutrophication?

What is eutrophication? Nutrients are essential for plant growth, but the overabundance of nutrients —primarily nitrogen and phosphorus—in water can have many harmful health and environmental effects. This process is called  eutrophication . A Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) is a growth (‘bloom’) of microalgae that causes damage to the ecosystem, sometimes causing death of animals on a massive scale. HABs are often associated with eutrophication. https://imaggeo.egu.eu/view/4605/