I am very interested in this topic Travis. Benefits I can see are serving as additional forage for my RES and also potentially increasing visibility in ponds. I never thought about their impact on zoo or phytoplankton, however. I am looking forward to info here...

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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