RE: NANFA-- Re: NANFA -- Pond algae

Nicholas J. Zarlinga (njz_at_clevelandmetroparks.com)
Tue, 23 Jul 2002 10:56:30 -0400

I honestly don't know if it could have an effect or not. I would imagine
that speaking to a physics professor could yeild some intelligent theories.
It would have to do with the partial pressure of the atmosphere and its
effects on water. (I must have been sleeping that day or maybe I was
watching that cute cheerleader...what was her name?)

Nick Zarlinga
Aquarium Biologist
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
216-661-6500 ex 4485

"Fish worship... is it wrong??" (Ray Troll)

On Tuesday, July 23, 2002 10:31 AM, kahley [SMTP:kahley7_at_ptd.net] wrote:
> "Nicholas J. Zarlinga" wrote:
>
> > Many times when I see floating algae it is actually mats or rafts that
have
> > floated up from the algae that grows on the bottom. It seems that
after we
> > have a long stretch of warm sunny weather, the algae is
photosynthesizing
> > like crazy and the O2 gets trapped and lifts a raft to the surface.
When
> > it rains, the O2 is expelled and it sinks back to the bottom and
decays.
>
> For sometime I have been suspicious that the drastic change in barometric
> pressure which usually accompanies a strong rain is the culprit in
raising
> algae mats. Is that possible?
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