In two of the pools I regularly observe, one in RI and one in the Blue Hills Reservation, I have noticed blooms of what I think is Nostoc, which is a globular green algae. Have not seen this before in these particular pools. However, both pools remain very productive for both wood frogs and spotted salamanders.
Aloha and Malama ka 'aina,
Jonathan E. Twining, Assistant Professor of Biology
Eastern Nazarene College, 23 E. Elm Avenue, Quincy, MA
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From: vernalpool@yahoogroups.com [vernalpool@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Garner [patrickgarner@me.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 9:20 PM
To: vernalpool@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [vernalpool] so very sorry!
There seems to be a tremendous surge in filamentous algae everywhere. It's actually remarkable. Not just VPs, but ponds, swiftly running rivers. I've been amazed.
On Apr 5, 2012, at 9:17 PM, matt burne wrote:
Oi, new smart phone and incompetent operator. My sincere apologies.
But there really is a lot of algae out there (oi)
Matt
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