Matsu's blue tears linked to a reproductive switch
The “blue tears” in Matsu County might be a result of environmental stresses affecting the reproductive cycle of the organisms that cause the phenomenon, a study in Frontiers in Marine Science authored by a research team at National Taiwan Ocean University said. The blue luminescence in the sea near Matsu from April to August — known locally as “blue tears” — is a tourist attraction and has been listed by CNN as one of the top 15 natural scenic wonders of the world. The blue tears result when sexual reproduction among Noctiluca scintillans, a bioluminescent red-tide algae, rapidly...
Source: taipeitimes.com