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Decision-Making for Managing Harmful Algal Blooms

General Information Product 215
Prepared in cooperation with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
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https://doi.org/10.3133/gip215

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A Structured Decision-Making Framework for Managing Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms in New York State Parks

Cyanobacteria are a global water-quality concern because these organisms can develop into harmful blooms that affect ecologic, economic, and public health.

U.S. Geological Survey scientists worked with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to develop a structured decision-making template for managing cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms.

This approach can help natural resource managers make decisions to manage water bodies threatened by harmful algal blooms.

Left, green scum coats the top of the water; middle, water at an empty beach is opaque and olive green; right, beachgoers enjoying blue waters.

These photographs of water bodies in New York State parks show how algal blooms can affect water quality.

Find more information at: https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20225053.

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Suggested Citation

Graham, J.L., 2022, Decision-making for managing harmful algal blooms: U.S. Geological Survey General Information Product 215, 2 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/gip215.

ISSN: 2332-354X (online)

ISSN: 2332-3531 (print)

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Decision-making for managing harmful algal blooms
Series title General Information Product
Series number 215
ISBN 978-1-4113-4479-2
DOI 10.3133/gip215
Year Published 2022
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) New York Water Science Center
Description 2 p.
Country United States
State New York
Online Only (Y/N) N
Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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