Influence of Soil Temperature on Corn Germination and Growth. We experienced June-like temperatures in March. Trees budded, spring flowers bloomed and fertilizer rigs crisscrossed fields. Soil temperatures matched what we normally experience in late April and early May, jumping well ahead of previous records.
An algal bloom is a rapid increase or accumulation in the population of algae (typically microscopic) in a water system.
Find more material and explanations of all the different types of algae in Monterey Bay at MBARI's Marine Botany. Most algal blooms are natural and essential components of any marine ecosystem. However, harmful algal bloomscan harm or kill marine animals, contaminate shellfish, and threaten human life.