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 ...

Often called a Harmful Algal Bloom, the Lake Erie blooms of blue-green algae (also known as cyanobacteria) can produce the liver toxin microcystin. Algal blooms pose risks to people and animals, ...

Maine entrepreneurs and community leaders are finding creative ways to fight back against the green crab invasion.