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>abiotic algae What specific species are you referring to? >Blue-green algae produce oxygen. That is only true during daylight. At night algae consume oxygen
by sddfd 9y ago
>abiotic algae
What specific species are you referring to?
>Blue-green algae produce oxygen.
That is only true during daylight. At night algae consume oxygen.
Independently, photosynthetic activity can increase pH values drastically.
- dredmorbius 9y agoSpecific mechanism is described here. It's the bacterial decomposition of the algae rather than the algael bloom itself which directly prompts the issue. A bit of hair splitting, but useful for understanding what's going on. https://articles.extension.org/pages/45651/if-algae-produce-oxygen-in-a-pond-how-can-having-too-much-algae-cause-an-oxygen-depletion https://articles.extension.org/pages/45651/if-algae-produce-...