@article{fdi:010087889, title = {{H}armful {A}lgae in {I}ndonesia : small in size, big in effect}, author = {{M}uawanah, and {B}ayu {I}ntan, {M}.{D}. and {B}oudin, {E}. and {T}hoha, {H}. and {R}achman, {A}. and {S}ianturi, {O}.{R}. and {S}idabutar, {T}. and {I}wataki, {M}. and {T}akahashi, {K}. and {A}varre, {J}ean-{C}hristophe and {C}arcaillet, {F}. and {M}asseret, {E}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{S}ometimes the waters of seas, rivers, or lakes turn an odd color, becoming brown, red, or green. {T}hese colors are actually those of tiny algae that are invisible to the naked eye?but those algae are reproducing so fast that they stain the water. {T}hese events are called algal blooms, and they can be harmful because they produce toxins that kill aquatic animals and can cause poisoning in humans. {O}ur group investigated the harmful algal blooms that have been occurring regularly in {L}ampung {B}ay, {I}ndonesia, since 2012. {W}e tracked down the algal species responsible for these blooms by analyzing seawater and the seabed sediments of the bay. {W}e identified one species of algae, a dinoflagellate called {M}argalefidinium polykrikoides , as the culprit. {T}his species can take on multiple shapes, which makes its identification particularly difficult. {I}mproving our knowledge about this algal species will eventually help us understand what triggers harmful algal blooms and how to prevent them.}, keywords = {{INDONESIE} ; {SUMATRA} ; {LAMPUNG} {BAIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{F}rontiers for {Y}oung {M}inds}, volume = {11}, numero = {}, pages = {858326 [10 ]}, ISSN = {2296-6846}, year = {2023}, DOI = {10.3389/frym.2023.858326}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010087889}, }