Other Canadian provinces where
didymo blooms have been identified as a concern include British Columbia and Alberta.
Didymo blooms, on the other hand, occur in waterways with low levels of phosphorus, Taylor said.
In earlier studies,
some didymo blooms were associated with drought, for example.
In 2013, the Duval River (tributary of the renowned Bonaventure River) experienced the most severe
didymo bloom ever recorded in eastern Canada and comparable to extreme blooms observed over the past decade in New Zealand.
Not exact matches
One of the cores showed the appearance of
didymo in the 1970s, before its later
blooming growth.