And because they can reproduce so quickly — under the right nutrient conditions, one of its species has a population doubling time of 10 minutes! (science.howstuffworks.com)
A rise in mean temperature in high latitudes should increase the duration of the growing period and the productivity of these regions if light and nutrient conditions remain constant. (climatechangefacts.info)
«That was really surprising given the low temperature and low nutrient conditions [of the environment],» says Joseph Cook, a cryoconite hole researcher at the University of Sheffield, who was not involved in that study. (smithsonianmag.com)