73 Environment A TERC research diver surveys a patch of metaphyton algae found near a growing Asian clam population in Lake Tahoe. Photo by Brandon Berry, courtesy of Tahoe Environmental Research Center. Metaphyton algae washes onto shore and degrades the historically pristine beaches of Lake Tahoe. Photo by Katie Senft, courtesy of Lake Tahoe Environmental Research Center. currents, sediment resuspension dynamics, lake food webs, landslide risk, and wetlands performance. The drone effort, for now, is primarily to monitor and understand the algae problem. “There has been a huge increase in tourism and an increasing amount of concern for algae growth in the near shore,” Berry said. “If mitigation or management becomes a priority, then the monitoring will continue to inform those practices.”
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