- Dates
- 2007-06 – 2007-07
- Kind
- Observation
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmentconservationwildlifemaritimecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The July 2007 Beacon reported increasing green algae near Beaver Island beaches and in offshore research nets, connecting the phenomenon to clearer water and zebra-mussel proliferation. It also noted mussels attached to shipwrecks and a proposed DEQ grant to study the algae’s possible risks.
Evidence limits
This is a contemporaneous report of observations and a proposed study, not a completed ecological assessment or causal determination.
Sources
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Sources
- Beaver Beacon, July 2007, "Nets Full of Green."Reports green algae near Island beaches and in offshore nets, zebra-mussel proliferation on shipwrecks, fish trawling by the Manitou, and a proposed DEQ emergency grant to study possible risks. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2007-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the environmental report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2007-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island researchers report expanding green algae and zebra-mussel effects, 2007”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-green-algae-zebra-mussels-2007/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2007, "Nets Full of Green." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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