Blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria, is capable of causing sudden death when high concentrations are ingested. This toxicity is known to occur worldwide and affects not only livestock, but wildlife, marine life, and humans as well. Blue-green algae tends to grow on the surfaces of farm ponds during the summer season.
Â© World Encyclopedia 2005, originally published by Oxford University Press 2005. Aegean Sea Part of the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Turkey, bounded by Crete to the s and connected to the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara by the Dardanelles to the ne. World Encyclopedia 2005, originally published by Oxford University Press 2005. Aegean Sea Part of the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Turkey, bounded by Crete to the s and connected to the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara by the Dardanelles to the ne.
The subsequent Bronze Age civilizations of Greece and the Aegean Sea have given rise to the general term Aegean civilization. In ancient times, the sea was the birthplace of two ancient civilizations â the Minoans of Crete and the Mycenean Civilization of the Peloponnese.