Native algae species to blame for 'rock snot' blooms in rivers worldwide
Hanover NH (SPX) May 09, 2014 - The recent blooms of the freshwater algae known as "rock snot" on river bottoms worldwide are caused by a native species responding to changing environmental conditions rather than by accidental introductions by fishermen or the emergence of a new genetic strain as widely believed, a Dartmouth College-led study suggests. In fact, the algae have been native to much of the world for thousand ... more
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