National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
This website features information about a harmful algal bloom (HAB) related project by the Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health. The focus of this research project is to determine the factors controlling microcystin production and to develop methods for determining cyanobacteria blooms from satellite imagery. Imagery is currently available, but it is unknown how to discriminate toxic Microcystis blooms from other algal blooms within the images. The combined field data and satellite image data produced from the initial efforts of this project are critical first steps in the characterization of bloom dynamics and development of future bloom forecasting tools.
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Subject: Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Biology:Microbiology, Ecology:Habitats:Water Column, Biology:Microbiology:Microbiology and Health Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), General Public, College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12) Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:EcologyKeywords: phytoplankton, diatom, dinoflagellate
