Iceland’s Lake Mývatn Supports Thirteen Duck Species, Rare Algae
Midges, or flies, are the namesake of Iceland’s Lake Mývatn. In Icelandic, mý means midge, and vatn is lake. In the summer months, areas around the lake are inundated with[…]
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Research Summary: Ecosystem Niche as a Framework for Lake Management
We propose a framework for lake management that accounts for inherent variation in ecosystem state and extends the Hutchinsonian niche concept to the ecosystem level. Analogous to the n-dimensional species[…]
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Warmer weather causing algal blooms
New research shows that warmer and longer summers are causing harmful algal blooms to worsen. Swiss scientists, using 40 years of lake records, have found that blooms are lasting longer[…]
New satellite technology helps track Australia’s blue-green algae
Hiding within Australia’s picturesque coastal areas are enormous blooms of cyanobacteria. The blue-green algae have plagued the nation’s coasts for years, thanks to eutrophication, still waters, and the hot Australian[…]
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