"Natural Clean-Up Crew Boosts Lake Tahoe's Water Clarity to 40-Year High"
TL;DR
Lake Tahoe has achieved a clarity that scientists haven’t seen in 40 years due to an increase in the concentration of zooplankton, which consume particles that inhibit the lake’s visibility, and a depletion in the numbers of Mysis shrimp that normally eat those zooplankton. However, the assistance provided by nature’s clean-up crew may be short-term as Mysis shrimp populations are expected to rebound. Future management options should look at controlling the shrimp population.
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- Lake Tahoe’s clarity is the best it’s been in 40 years. This animal is helping, UC Davis says Sacramento Bee
- Lake Tahoe's so clear! Thank you, tiny nibbling creatures Los Angeles Times
- Lake Tahoe water was clearest it's been in 40 years during end of 2022, report says: Here's why KABC-TV
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