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  • HABs can impair the general health of aquatic ecosystems.

    Pfiesteria 2008

  • Usually, the degradation is due to HABs 'high respiration rates at night, which subsequently deplete oxygen in the water column that is needed by other organisms.

    Pfiesteria 2008

  • Harmful algal blooms (HABs) occur of the coasts of all three countries.

    Benguela Current large marine ecosystem 2008

  • Box 4.2 Increasing frequency and area of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in the East China Sea

    Global Environment Outlook (GEO-4)~ Chapter 4 2008

  • According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, on average, HABs cause around $85 million in damages per year in the United States (U.S.) alone.

    Pfiesteria 2008

  • The HABs cause losses to the aquaculture industry.

    Yellow Sea large marine ecosystem 2008

  • Algal blooms that have harmful implications to the surrounding environment and to human activities are known as harmful algal blooms (HABs).

    Pfiesteria 2008

  • It's something generations of locals have never seen before, and whether it will hurt the local wildlife and eco-systems or not is something they can't yet answer. harmful algal blooms (or HABs, for short) at this very moment.

    The Spark of Yahoo! 2010

  • The problem, according to ARS microbiologist Michael Flythe, comes from one group of bacteria, known as hyper-ammonia-producing bacteria, or HABs.

    RedOrbit News - Technology 2010

  • While other bacteria are helping their bovine hosts convert plant fibers to cud, HABs are breaking down amino acids, a chemical process that produces ammonia and robs the animals of the amino acids they need to build muscle tissue, according to Flythe, who works at the ARS Forage Animal Production Research Unit (FAPRU) in Lexington, Ky.

    RedOrbit News - Technology 2010

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  • HABs = husbands and boyfriends. based on WAGs = wives and girlfriends.

    Heard from a commentator during the US v Italy gold medal womens indoor volleyball match (during the first game) from Paris 2024.

    August 19, 2024