Be On the Lookout for Algae Blooms on Lake Superior


Be On the Lookout for Algae Blooms on Lake Superior


A team of researchers led by Bob Sterner, director of the Large Lakes Observatory (LLO) at University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD), has identified two major factors that contribute to the presence of cyanobacterial algae blooms on Lake Superior and one of them is already in play.

“It’s been a warm year and past blooms have happened in warm years,” said Sterner. “The other factor we’re looking for is a major weather event or historic rainfall.”...

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