Australasian Science November/December 2005, page 29-31 Toxic blue-green algae: It's what's on the inside that counts (by Susan White) Describes how algal toxins can accumulate in animals and the implications for managing algal blooms.
October 2002, page 6 Overstocking fish causes toxic blooms (by Stephen Luntz)
No. 120, 2004, pages 32-33
No. 115, 2003, page 4 Stocking experiment tests the limits of the lake (by Wendy Pyper) Describes research that has found that overstocking of fish can trigger blue-green algae blooms.
16 May 2009, page 22 16 June 2007, pages 18-19 US set to track toxic algal blooms (by Aria Pearson) Looks at the use of computer simulations to monitor algal blooms.
RTD Info May 2006 The enigma of the blue algae Reports on a European project trying to gain a better understanding of the harmful effects of blue-green algae by looking at the peptides they synthesise.
Scientific American 5 April 2005 Algae found to produce potential neurotoxin (by Sarah Graham)
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