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The Wrack

The Wrack is the Wells Reserve blog, our collective logbook on the web.

Posts tagged nutrients

  • Assessing risk: ASSETS

    Wells Reserve Contributor | July 17, 2006

    Too many nutrients can cause more algae growth than an estuary can support. Excess algae leads to decreased oxygen in the water and other symptoms that if left unchecked can completely devastate a marsh. This process is known as eutrophication. Scientists are now developing a tool to help address eutrophication in estuaries.

  • ASSETS-SWMP Data Synthesis Workshop

    | June 12, 2006

    The Wells Reserve is collaborating with NOAAs National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) to determine the extent of eutrophication in five northeastern reserves.