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Science 26 January 1973:
Vol. 179. no. 4071, pp. 382 - 384
DOI: 10.1126/science.179.4071.382
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Blue-Green Algae: Why They Become Dominant

Joseph Shapiro 1

1 Limnological Research Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455

The injection of carbon dioxide and the addition of nitrogen and phosphorus to a lake population dominated by blue-green algae results in a rapid shift to dominance by green algae. The basis for the change and its implications are discussed.


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