Unique marimo threatened by rising lake temperatures

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Source: Oyama Yoichi

Rising lake water temperatures threaten the survival of marimo, unique algal balls found only in cold lakes - the warmer it gets, the more the inward decomposition outpaces the outward growth of these life forms, making them increasingly fragile.

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