Image of the Day: Resourceful Algae
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) can tap hidden pools of nitrogen and phosphorus in lakes, spurring their own growth and worsening the environment for other organisms.
FLICKR, DIANA HOUSE
(See “Cyanobacteria as biological drivers of lake nitrogen and phosphorus cycling,” Ecosphere, 2015.)
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