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Snow algae Summary |
 | | Snow bloom refers to the rapid growth and increase in numbers of so-called snow algae on the surface and interior of snow fields. |
 | | As the snow melts in the springtime, resuscitation of the cysts occurs. |
 | | Snow algae has been described in the Arctic and on Arctic sea ice, and from Greenland, the Antarctic, Alaska the westcoast and eastcoast of North America, the Himalayas, Japan, New Guinea, Europe, China, Patagonia in Chile and the South Orkney Islands. |
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