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- GREAT LAKES SCIENCE SEMINAR SERIES Please join us for the following presentation on Tuesday, May 15, starting at 10:30am GLERL Conference Room 105 2205 Commonwealth Blvd Ann Arbor, MI 48105 See http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/facil/triptik.html for directions Title: Ramblings about algae - Part Two Speaker: Dr. Gary Fahnenstiel Senior Ecologist NOAA-GLERL Lake Michigan Field Station Muskegon, MI Abstract: Algae influence water quality. In this presentation we will examine two ways algae influence water quality in the Great Lakes. The first is through the introduction of new algae into the Great Lakes via the ballast water and sediment of NOBOB ships. Using experimental approaches we will examine the potential of NOBOB ships as vectors for the introduction of non-indigenous algae. The second way algae influence water quality is by the production of toxins in nuisance blooms, particularly cyanobacteria blooms. We will examine the factors influencing the production of the toxin microcystin by the algal, Microcystis, in the Great Lakes. -- David F. Reid, Ph.D. Director, NOAA National Center for Research on Aquatic Invasive Species (NCRAIS) Senior Research Scientist, Nonindigenous Species Program U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory 2205 Commonwealth Blvd. Ann Arbor, MI 48105-2945 Voice: 734-741-2019 FAX: 734-741-2055 GLERL home page: http://www.glerl.noaa.gov * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * glin-announce is hosted by the Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN): http://www.great-lakes.net To subscribe: http://www.glin.net/forms/glin-announce_form.html To post a message: http://www.glin.net/forms/glin-announce_post.html To search the archive: http://www.glin.net/lists/glin-announce/ All views and opinions presented above are solely those of the author or attributed source and do not necessarily reflect those of GLIN or its management. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * |