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• A dense growth of microscopic plants and animals (plank-ton) that causes the water to be green, brown, or soupy in appearance. Plankton blooms occur after ponds are fertilized.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Plankton bloom. (n.d.). Glossary of Sportfish Ponds Management Terms. Retrieved June 9, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/plankton-bloom.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Plankton bloom. outdooralabama.com. Glossary of Sportfish Ponds Management Terms. Alabama Wildlife and Fisheries Division. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/plankton-bloom (accessed: June 9, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Plankton bloom." Glossary of Sportfish Ponds Management Terms. Alabama Wildlife and Fisheries Division. 9 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/plankton-bloom.

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