Water Resources Research Act Program

Details for Project ID 2010TX355B

Does native freshwater vegetation from Texas affect golden algae, Prymnesium parvum, bloom dynamics?

Institute: Texas
Year Established: 2010 Start Date: 2010-03-01 End Date: 2011-02-28
Total Federal Funds: $5,000 Total Non-Federal Funds: $18,000

Principal Investigators: Nathan Matlock, Daniel Roelke

Project Summary: Golden algae (Prymnesium parvum) occurs in almost all Texas state waters, some of these populations form toxic blooms resulting in massive fish kills whereas other waters never report blooms. With this study we aim to establish if there are any connections between allelopathic chemicals secreted by submerged macrophytes and golden algae bloom dynamics.