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Seed banks for summer bloomsCyanobacteria don’t vanish in winter—they hibernate in sediments. This overwintering cyanobacteria preventative HAB management guide sampled three USACE reservoirs (KS & OK) and found 85 % of sites contained resting-stage cells; 54 % produced ≥ 100,000 cells mL-1 in lab incubations—enough for a full-scale bloom. Two-line-of-evidence framework1. Sediment enumeration of resting […]