While invasive zebra mussels consume small plant-like organisms called phytoplankton, researchers discovered during a long-term study that zebra mussels can actually increase Microcystis, a type of phytoplankton known as “blue-green algae” or cyanobacteria, that forms harmful floating blooms. Read the full story by MSU Today.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210625-algae