A sugar farm near the coast of Florida applies a nitrogen based fertilizer
to their soil three times a year. After fertilization rains can wash some of
the fertilizer into the ocean, increasing the amount of nitrogen. The
increased levels of nitrogen can lead to many ecological effects
beginning with the rapid growth of algae. This process is the start of
eutrophication. How can eutrophication affect other organisms in the
water?
Eutrophication would lead to the collapse of an ecosystem because all of the oxygen in the
water will get used
Eutrophication would increase the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water because there is
more algae
Eutrophication would lead to an increase in biodiversity
Eutrophication would create more food to increase existing populations