Algae 2 (IMAGE)

S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources, Utah State University

Algae 2

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Bloom of the cyanobacterium (Nodularia) in Farmington Bay of the Great Salt Lake. This toxic species creates dangerous blooms in saline estuaries such as the Baltic Sea and Gippsland Lakes, Australia.

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Photo Credit: Wayne Wurtsbaugh. Reproduced with permission of Wiley Publishing.

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