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| Lee Jackson, a professor at the University of Calgary holds some rock snot also known as Didymosphenia geminata or didymo in October 2009. Leah Hennel / Calgary Herald archives |
Anglers asked to collect samples for U of C to test for 'rock snot'
by Colette Derworiz, Calgary Herald, July 13 2016
Calling all anglers. Must be willing to collect ‘rock snot’ and fill out some details online.
Trout Unlimited and the University of Calgary want people who are out
fishing, hiking or exploring along rivers in Alberta to sample rocks for
Didymospehnia geminata, commonly known as Didymo and nicknamed rock
snot for its mucous-like stickiness.
It’s a slimy, green aquatic algae that grows along the stream bottom.
“We’re asking anglers to collect samples for us,” said Lee Jackson, a professor in the department of biological sciences in the Faculty of Science at the U of C. “We are using it as a means to sample locations that we haven’t sampled before.
Read more here:
http://calgaryherald.com/…/anglers-asked-to-collect-samples…
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It’s a slimy, green aquatic algae that grows along the stream bottom.
“We’re asking anglers to collect samples for us,” said Lee Jackson, a professor in the department of biological sciences in the Faculty of Science at the U of C. “We are using it as a means to sample locations that we haven’t sampled before.
Read more here:
http://calgaryherald.com/…/anglers-asked-to-collect-samples…
Trout Unlimited Canada | Trout Unlimited Canada - Bow River Chapter | #bowriver | #flyfishing | #yyc
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