5 Types of Aquatic Plants in Natural Swimming Pools
These 5 types of aquatic plants in natural swimming pools are the best filtering mechanisms nature offers. Why does this matter when you go for a swim?
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How Diatoms Benefit a Body of Water
Diatoms outcompete less desirable forms of algae for nutrients in the water reducing harmful blue-green algae and filamentous algae (string algae). They are able to do this because they photosynthesize earlier and in less light therefore they are able to consume nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus before the nuisance algae. Diatoms are the primary food source at the base … Read more