Document Type
Fact Sheet
Publication Date
10-2018
Publication Number
FS-2018-02
Keywords
Algal bloom, nuisance algal blooms, green algae, diatoms, harmful algal blooms, cyanobacteria
Abstract
Did you know that algae are a natural part of ponds, lakes, streams, and rivers? These organisms grow in the water (plankton) and on rocks, plants, and other surfaces (periphyton) and sometimes periphyton slough off into the water (seston). Most of the time these algae are hardly noticeable in waterbodies; however, sometimes they can form very noticeable algal blooms.
Citation
Austin, B. J., Olsen, B., Wentz, T., & Haggard, B. E. (2018). Algal Blooms in Arkansas Streams, Ponds, and Lakes., 6. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/awrcfs/9
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