Lake Erie algal blooms 'seeded' internally by overwintering cells in lake-bottom sediments
Wednesday, November 21, 2018 - 23:00
in Earth & Climate
Western Lake Erie's annual summer algal blooms are triggered, at least in part, by cyanobacteria cells that survive the winter in lake-bottom sediments, then emerge in the spring to 'seed' the next year's bloom, according to a new research.