Algae
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Stir up the sea and you get a better look at what lies near of beneath the surface. This sea had its share of what appears to be red drift algae. While non-toxic its not something you will find in pristine waters. Oh, my poor ocean.
I'm pleased with this photo, the star from yesterday's walk. You are looking down from the sketchy, unmaintained blufftop trail. Those tidepools are just great! The green is likely Mermaid's Hair seaweed, one of our most slippery ones. Not that you are likely to be walking on it here! The pink-tinged pools adjacent are coralline algae. You can see the bedding of the steeply-dipping underlying rocks -- but as usual for the Calif coast, nothing connects! You cannot project these rocks onto the bluffs beyond. The early American geologists tried hard to map the coasts, since those are the only good exposures for much of the state. Result: total frustration! This is the notorious Franciscan melange, which is French for "Total Mess"!
GPS map will get you there, or PM me for a bit more help. The blufftop trail here is ± the extension of the mapped (but sketchy) Pt Sierra Nevada trail. Maps of that are online. I parked at the mapped north trailhead. All of this is State Park land, gloriously unsigned and undeveloped. My kind of place!
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota, FL - 20160814_175641
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Luang Prabang, Laos - Villagers are collecting Spirogyra sp in science. Can be found in the Mekong River.
I was lying on a rickety, wooden jetty, in a remote place, looking down into the sea, and watching the marine algae swaying around.
Purple loosestrife is a wetland plant native to Europe and Asia that was brought to North America in the early 19th century. It was likely introduced when its seeds were included in soil used as ballast in European sailing ships and discarded in North America. [...]. Purple loosestrife has now naturalized and spread across Canada and the northern United States. It can be found in wet meadows, river floodplains and damp roadsides. Wikipedia
Since it was brought to North America, purple loosestrife has become a serious invader of wetlands, roadsides and disturbed areas. The plant forms dense stands with thick mats of roots that can extend over vast areas. The stands reduce nutrients and space for native plants and degrade habitat for wildlife. Each plant can grow as many as 30 flowering stems that can produce up to 2.7 million seeds each year. The tiny seeds are easily spread by water, wind, wildlife and humans.
Lost Lagoon, Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada
SALDA LAKE
Lake Salda is a mid-size crater lake[citation needed] in southwestern Turkey, within the boundaries of Yeşilova district of Burdur Province. It lies at a distance of about fifty kilometers to the west from the province seat Burdur.
Lake Salda is often included in the Turkish Lakes Region that extends across inner western to southern Anatolia, especially Isparta Province and Afyonkarahisar Province, although Lake Salda is geographically separate from the larger lakes, which are more to the east and, being a crater lake, is morphologically different from these tectonic lakes.
The lake area covers 4,370 hectares, and its depth reaches 196 meters, making it one of the deeper lakes in Turkey, if not the deepest. The lake sedimentary records show high resolution climate changes that are related to solar variability during the last millennium.
The lake is a popular excursion spot for people across the region or from beyond, the more so due to the hydromagnesite mineral found in its coastal waters, which is believed to offer remedies for certain dermatological diseases. The shorelines, surrounded by black pine forests, are also popular among hunters, the game and the fowl available including quails, hares, foxes, boars and wild ducks, aside from the lake's fish. White sandy beaches, limpid water and seven crystal-white islets within the lake complete the scenery.
A township that starts almost at the shore to the southwest of the lake carries the same name, Salda. The local administrative seat of Yeşilova is located to the east of the lake at a distance of about four kilometers and Yeşilova municipality manages the lake's camping facilities.
Its peculiar morphology has led to a number of academic studies conducted on Lake Salda. The unusual alkaline nature of the lake means that is one of the few locations where ancient stromatolite algae still grows.
In 2019, a team of planetary scientists from America and Turkey conducted research on Lake Salda's shoreline microbialite sediments. In March 2021, NASA reported that its Mars surface-exploring rover Perseverance showed that "the minerals and rock deposits at Salda are the nearest match on earth to those around the Jezero Crater where the spacecraft landed."
Hoping to protect the Lake Salda area, the nation's environmental authority has launched a huge national park project. The Salda Lake National Park is currently under construction and should be finished in 2023.(Wiki)
See my story about this journey Salda Lake Day Listenwave Photography Марс и Волшебное озеро Салда Турция 2021 с Фовеонычем youtu.be/MPJ8EwHmCw8
Copper and gold tone marsh grasses intermixed with bright green algae fill shallow waters. Cirrus clouds hang over the abutting forest that forms a shoreline.
Unfortunately, I have no explanation for the sign! They might be referring to the river, but that's just a guess.
Happy Gorgeous Green Thursday!
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