Emerging threats and persistent conservation challenges for freshwater biodiversity

AJ Reid, AK Carlson, IF Creed, EJ Eliason… - Biological …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
In the 12 years since Dudgeon et al.(2006) reviewed major pressures on freshwater
ecosystems, the biodiversity crisis in the world's lakes, reservoirs, rivers, streams and …

Recent advancement in water quality indicators for eutrophication in global freshwater lakes

K Suresh, T Tang, MTH Van Vliet… - Environmental …, 2023‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Eutrophication is a major global concern in lakes, caused by excessive nutrient loadings
(nitrogen and phosphorus) from human activities and likely exacerbated by climate change …

Toxic cyanobacteria: a growing threat to water and air quality

HE Plaas, HW Paerl - Environmental science & technology, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
The global expansion of harmful cyanobacterial blooms (CyanoHABs) poses an increasing
threat to public health. CyanoHABs are characterized by the production of toxic metabolites …

Mitigating the expansion of harmful algal blooms across the freshwater-to-marine continuum

HW Paerl, TG Otten, R Kudela - 2018‏ - ACS Publications
Anthropogenic nutrient overenrichment, coupled with rising temperatures, and an increasing
frequency of extreme hydrologic events (storms and droughts) are accelerating …

Mitigating cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms in aquatic ecosystems impacted by climate change and anthropogenic nutrients

HW Paerl, WS Gardner, KE Havens, AR Joyner… - Harmful algae, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Mitigating the global expansion of cyanobacterial harmful blooms (CyanoHABs) is a major
challenge facing researchers and resource managers. A variety of traditional (eg, nutrient …

How rising CO2 and global warming may stimulate harmful cyanobacterial blooms

PM Visser, JMH Verspagen, G Sandrini, LJ Stal… - Harmful algae, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Climate change is likely to stimulate the development of harmful cyanobacterial blooms in
eutrophic waters, with negative consequences for water quality of many lakes, reservoirs …

Extreme climate anomalies enhancing cyanobacterial blooms in eutrophic Lake Taihu, China

B Qin, J Deng, K Shi, J Wang, J Brookes… - Water Resources …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Climate warming in combination with nutrient enrichment can greatly promote phytoplankton
proliferation and blooms in eutrophic waters. Lake Taihu, China, is a large, shallow and …

Harmful cyanobacterial blooms: causes, consequences, and controls

HW Paerl, TG Otten - Microbial ecology, 2013‏ - Springer
Cyanobacteria are the Earth's oldest oxygenic photoautotrophs and have had major impacts
on sha** its biosphere. Their long evolutionary history (∼ 3.5 by) has enabled them to …

Climate change impacts on harmful algal blooms in US freshwaters: a screening-level assessment

SC Chapra, B Boehlert, C Fant… - Environmental …, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CyanoHABs) have serious adverse effects on human
and environmental health. Herein, we developed a modeling framework that predicts the …

[HTML][HTML] State of knowledge and concerns on cyanobacterial blooms and cyanotoxins

S Merel, D Walker, R Chicana, S Snyder… - Environment …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Cyanobacteria are ubiquitous microorganisms considered as important contributors to the
formation of Earth's atmosphere and nitrogen fixation. However, they are also frequently …