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Yes indeed Mary - a very important part of the nitrogen to protein cycle.=
=0AIts been awhile since I reviewed this stuff and since so there are many =
much more learned folks=0Aon the site than I, it occured to me that someone=
would have given you a detailed analysis sooner.=0AHowever I wouldn't try =
the chemical formulas - too far in the past!=0AHowever =A0lighting fixes ni=
trogen - hence the Ozone that you smell in a T&L storm.=0AThe nitrogen gets=
washed to the ground by the rain and the trees and plants use the nitrogen=
=0Aas building blocks. Especially for flowers where it is concentrated in t=
he pollen.=0AThe pollen get washed into rivers, lakes and so on where it fe=
eds small thing. These small=0Athings get eaten by bigger things like insec=
ts and so on.=0AThe cycle continues right up the ladder.=0ALeaves falling i=
nto streams are also very important to stream life right up the line.=0AAs =
always you ask good questions.=0AEnjoy the spring=0APaul=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A_=
_______________________________=0AFrom: Mary Macaulay <marymacaulay@hotmail=
.com>=0ATo: Nature Nova Scotia <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>=0ASent: Tuesday, J=
une 7, 2011 12:32:42 PM=0ASubject: [NatureNS] Question about pollen and nic=
e pic of sapsucker for nature ns facebook page=0A=0A=0A Every year at about=
this time our lake has a frothy yellowy scum on it which seems to be from =
tree pollen (conifers?).=A0 There must be a lot of organic nutrients in thi=
s to cause the frothing.=A0 Just wondering if anyone knows whether this is =
important for the aquatic food chain?=0AAlso took a nice pic of a sapsucker=
on a tree in front of my cottage at Angevince.=A0 Cedar waxwings arrived a=
t Angevine over the weekend (as well as on the Elm tree in front of my hous=
e in Halifax).=A0 They must be on the move.
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mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Yes indeed=
Mary - a very important part of the nitrogen to protein cycle.</span></div=
><div><span>Its been awhile since I reviewed this stuff and since so there =
are many much more learned folks</span></div><div><span>on the site than I,=
it occured to me that someone would have given you a detailed analysis soo=
ner.</span></div><div><span>However I wouldn't try the chemical formulas - =
too far in the past!</span></div><div><span>However lighting fixes ni=
trogen - hence the Ozone that you smell in a T&L storm.</span></div><di=
v><span>The nitrogen gets washed to the ground by the rain and the trees an=
d plants use the nitrogen</span></div><div><span>as building blocks. Especi=
ally for flowers where it is concentrated in the pollen.</span></div><div><=
span>The pollen get washed into rivers, lakes and so on where it feeds
small thing. These small</span></div><div><span>things get eaten by bigger=
things like insects and so on.</span></div><div><span>The cycle continues =
right up the ladder.</span></div><div><span>Leaves falling into streams are=
also very important to stream life right up the line.</span></div><div><sp=
an>As always you ask good questions.</span></div><div><span>Enjoy the sprin=
g</span></div><div><span>Paul</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div>=
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e=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, se=
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pan style=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Mary Macaulay <marymaca=
ulay@hotmail.com><br><b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b=
> Nature Nova Scotia <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca><br><b><span
style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, June 7, 2011 12:32:=
42 PM<br><b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [NatureN=
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=0AEvery year at about this time our lake has a frothy yellowy scum on it w=
hich seems to be from tree pollen (conifers?). There must be a lot of=
organic nutrients in this to cause the frothing. Just wondering if a=
nyone knows whether this is important for the aquatic food chain?<br>=0AAls=
o took a nice pic of a sapsucker on a tree in front of my cottage at Angevi=
nce. Cedar waxwings arrived at Angevine over the weekend (as well as =
on the Elm tree in front of my house in Halifax). They must be on the=
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