Investigating How Algal Blooms Impact Mountain Snowpack (VIDEO)

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

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Scott Hotaling, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Watershed Sciences in the Quinney College of Natural Resources, is exploring how the watermelon-tinted blooms of snow algae impact mountain snowpack — where they come from, what triggers a bloom, and what factors influence the size, scale and magnitude of snow algal blooms.

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