Algae and water fleas in lakes: Light color influences food webs

Phytoplankton is an important component of the food-web and is predated by a wide variety of aquatic organisms, such as water fleas, copepods and fish. These microscopic algae also play a crucial role ...

Harmful algae blooms found in three more New Mexico lakes

The New Mexico Environment Department issued a warning visitors to use caution at certain lakes around New Mexico due to the formation of harmful algae blooms. NMED said ...
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Gulf Specimen Marine Lab researching how algae can help local waterways

Scientists are using the greenhouse at the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab to research algae called Hypnea which they believe can ...
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Red tide blooms are most likely to occur during the fall. What are conditions like now?

Red tide is a toxic algae bloom that can be deadly to marine life and harmful to humans. Blooms typically occur in the fall but can happen at any time and last from a few days to several years. The ...
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Blue-green algae conditions improve on Green Lake, but pollutants remain. Here's what to know.

The Wisconsin DNR listed Green Lake as an impaired body of water in 2014 as a result of high phosphorous, which fuels algae blooms. Sources of pollution include runoff from farms, livestock, yard ...
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Okabena-Ocheda Watershed District, DNR at odds over proposal to improve Lake Okabena water quality

WORTHINGTON — On Dec. 16, 2022, the Okabena-Ocheda Watershed District was awarded a $970,312 grant from Minnesota’s Board of Water and Soil Resources for a project on District 518 property behind the ...