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Halyburton pond
I took this photo at Halyburton Park on May 21st at around 5:00pm. This pond did not appear to have any wildlife but it did have plenty of algae covering the surface. Why is this algae forming? In class we were discussing the anoxic event that took place in Washington. The prolonged upwellings brought up lots of nutrients, which caused algae to grow. Is it nutrients that caused algae to grow in this pond? On the Royal Horticultural Society website, it states that there could be multiple reasons why this is happening. It does say that too many nutrients due to fish feces, fallen leaves, or fertilizers could be the cause of the algae. There was no fish in the pond so feces probably aren’t the reason. Though, that doesn’t mean the fish couldn’t have died off from the algae. There are trees around so the fallen leaves could be a reason. Also, I am not aware if Halyburton uses fertilizers to treat their flowers and plants so that is also likely.
It could be a number of reasons but, I think the major reason is due to the fact that the pond is in direct sunlight. The Horticulture website states that algae tend to grow in very sunny areas. It is also summer time, which contributes to higher algae growth. Makes sense.
Source: www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=162
Halyburton pond
I took this photo at Halyburton Park on May 21st at around 5:00pm. This pond did not appear to have any wildlife but it did have plenty of algae covering the surface. Why is this algae forming? In class we were discussing the anoxic event that took place in Washington. The prolonged upwellings brought up lots of nutrients, which caused algae to grow. Is it nutrients that caused algae to grow in this pond? On the Royal Horticultural Society website, it states that there could be multiple reasons why this is happening. It does say that too many nutrients due to fish feces, fallen leaves, or fertilizers could be the cause of the algae. There was no fish in the pond so feces probably aren’t the reason. Though, that doesn’t mean the fish couldn’t have died off from the algae. There are trees around so the fallen leaves could be a reason. Also, I am not aware if Halyburton uses fertilizers to treat their flowers and plants so that is also likely.
It could be a number of reasons but, I think the major reason is due to the fact that the pond is in direct sunlight. The Horticulture website states that algae tend to grow in very sunny areas. It is also summer time, which contributes to higher algae growth. Makes sense.
Source: www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=162