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Beaver Beacon explains the return of Cladophora in the Great Lakes, 2012

Also Cladophora and zebra mussels Great Lakes feature 2012

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TypeEvent
Date2012-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2012-04
Kind
Publication
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
environmentbiologyconservationwildlifecommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The April 2012 Beaver Beacon reprints a Michigan Tech feature explaining the return of nuisance Cladophora algae, the role of zebra mussels and phosphorus, and satellite and field research under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

Evidence limits

This is a reprinted regional science feature, not a Beaver Island-specific measurement of shoreline algae.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, April 2012, "The Glop That Ate Our Beaches."
    Reprints a Michigan Tech Research feature explaining phosphorus controls, zebra mussels, satellite mapping, harmful algal blooms, and Lake Michigan Cladophora beds mapped at 591 square miles. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2012-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held April issue scan confirms the reprinted Great Lakes ecology feature.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2012-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon explains the return of Cladophora in the Great Lakes, 2012”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-cladophora-great-lakes-2012/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2012, "The Glop That Ate Our Beaches." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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