Steve McComas: Where do leaves go that fall in your favorite lake? Invisible forces are at play
Lakes in central Minnesota have received an annual dose of falling autumn leaves for centuries without adversely impacting water quality. This small lake will get ...
Steve McComas: Where do leaves go that fall in your favorite lake? Invisible forces are at play
Lakes in central Minnesota have received an annual dose of falling autumn leaves for centuries without adversely impacting water quality. This small lake will get a load of leaves this autumn, but most of the leaf bio-mass will be digested by the hungry microbes and the nutrients will go into microbial growth.
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