Natural Climate Variability Can Influence Cyanobacteria Blooms in Florida Lakes and Reservoirs
During the summer, many of Florida's nutrient-enriched lakes and reservoirs experience proliferations of cyanobacteria commonly called “blooms.” Cyanobacteria are natural in Florida lakes and reservoirs, but when they grow to high levels and bloom, they become a big problem. They look awful, s...
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During the summer, many of Florida's nutrient-enriched lakes and reservoirs experience proliferations of cyanobacteria commonly called “blooms.” Cyanobacteria are natural in Florida lakes and reservoirs, but when they grow to high levels and bloom, they become a big problem. They look awful, smell bad, and can poison fish and other animals in the water. To help resource managers considering costly remediation projects or evaluating the effectiveness of nutrient reduction strategies to manage the problem, this 7-page fact sheet presents the results from 15 years of studies observing three large, nutrient-rich lakes in Florida (Lake Harris, Lake George, and Lake Okeechobee) to study the relationship between rainfall and cyanobacteria blooms and learn causes of year-to-year bloom variability. Written by Karl E. Havens, Mark V. Hoyer, and Edward J. Phlips, and published by the Florida Sea Grant College Program, July 2016.
SGEF-234/SG142: Natural Climate Variability Can Influence Cyanobacteria Blooms in Florida Lakes and Reservoirs (ufl.edu)
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| spelling | doaj-art-35fe80140e784cc28e093e924de09af42025-02-08T05:56:55ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092016-09-0120167Natural Climate Variability Can Influence Cyanobacteria Blooms in Florida Lakes and ReservoirsKarl E. Havens0Mark V. Hoyer1Edward J. Phlips2University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of Florida During the summer, many of Florida's nutrient-enriched lakes and reservoirs experience proliferations of cyanobacteria commonly called “blooms.” Cyanobacteria are natural in Florida lakes and reservoirs, but when they grow to high levels and bloom, they become a big problem. They look awful, smell bad, and can poison fish and other animals in the water. To help resource managers considering costly remediation projects or evaluating the effectiveness of nutrient reduction strategies to manage the problem, this 7-page fact sheet presents the results from 15 years of studies observing three large, nutrient-rich lakes in Florida (Lake Harris, Lake George, and Lake Okeechobee) to study the relationship between rainfall and cyanobacteria blooms and learn causes of year-to-year bloom variability. Written by Karl E. Havens, Mark V. Hoyer, and Edward J. Phlips, and published by the Florida Sea Grant College Program, July 2016. SGEF-234/SG142: Natural Climate Variability Can Influence Cyanobacteria Blooms in Florida Lakes and Reservoirs (ufl.edu) https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/128008Lakes and PondsHarmful Algal BloomsSG142 |
| spellingShingle | Karl E. Havens Mark V. Hoyer Edward J. Phlips Natural Climate Variability Can Influence Cyanobacteria Blooms in Florida Lakes and Reservoirs EDIS Lakes and Ponds Harmful Algal Blooms SG142 |
| title | Natural Climate Variability Can Influence Cyanobacteria Blooms in Florida Lakes and Reservoirs |
| title_full | Natural Climate Variability Can Influence Cyanobacteria Blooms in Florida Lakes and Reservoirs |
| title_fullStr | Natural Climate Variability Can Influence Cyanobacteria Blooms in Florida Lakes and Reservoirs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Natural Climate Variability Can Influence Cyanobacteria Blooms in Florida Lakes and Reservoirs |
| title_short | Natural Climate Variability Can Influence Cyanobacteria Blooms in Florida Lakes and Reservoirs |
| title_sort | natural climate variability can influence cyanobacteria blooms in florida lakes and reservoirs |
| topic | Lakes and Ponds Harmful Algal Blooms SG142 |
| url | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/128008 |
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