A critical review of operational strategies for the management of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in inland reservoirs

EJ Summers, JL Ryder - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Occurrences of freshwater harmful algal blooms (HABs) are increasing on a global scale,
largely in part due to increased nutrient input and changing climate patterns. While reservoir …

Mitigating harmful cyanobacterial blooms in a human-and climatically-impacted world

HW Paerl - Life, 2014 - mdpi.com
Bloom-forming harmful cyanobacteria (CyanoHABs) are harmful from environmental,
ecological and human health perspectives by outcompeting beneficial phytoplankton …

It takes two to tango: when and where dual nutrient (N & P) reductions are needed to protect lakes and downstream ecosystems

HW Paerl, JT Scott, MJ McCarthy… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
Preventing harmful algal blooms (HABs) is needed to protect lakes and downstream
ecosystems. Traditionally, reducing phosphorus (P) inputs was the prescribed solution for …

The magnitude and drivers of harmful algal blooms in China's lakes and reservoirs: A national-scale characterization

J Huang, Y Zhang, GB Arhonditsis, J Gao, Q Chen… - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) can have dire repercussions on aquatic wildlife and human
health, and may negatively affect recreational uses, aesthetics, taste, and odor in drinking …

Mitigating eutrophication and toxic cyanobacterial blooms in large lakes: The evolution of a dual nutrient (N and P) reduction paradigm

HW Paerl, KE Havens, H Xu, G Zhu, MJ McCarthy… - Hydrobiologia, 2020 - Springer
Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CyanoHABs) are an increasingly common feature of
large, eutrophic lakes. Non-N 2-fixing CyanoHABs (eg, Microcystis) appear to be …

The Haber Bosch–harmful algal bloom (HB–HAB) link

PM Glibert, R Maranger, DJ Sobota… - Environmental …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Large-scale commercialization of the Haber–Bosch (HB) process is resulting in
intensification of nitrogen (N) fertilizer use worldwide. Globally N fertilizer use is far …

Mitigating toxic planktonic cyanobacterial blooms in aquatic ecosystems facing increasing anthropogenic and climatic pressures

HW Paerl - Toxins, 2018 - mdpi.com
Toxic planktonic cyanobacterial blooms are a pressing environmental and human health
problem. Blooms are expanding globally and threatening sustainability of our aquatic …

Nitrate, ammonium, and phosphorus drive seasonal nutrient limitation of chlorophytes, cyanobacteria, and diatoms in a hyper‐eutrophic reservoir

IM Andersen, TJ Williamson… - Limnology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) inputs influence algal community structure and function.
The rates and ratios of N and P supply, and different N forms (eg, NO3 and NH4), from …

Status, causes and controls of cyanobacterial blooms in Lake Erie

MM Steffen, BS Belisle, SB Watson, GL Boyer… - Journal of Great Lakes …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Laurentian Great Lakes are among the most prominent sources of fresh water
in the world. Lake Erie's infamous cyanobacterial blooms have, however, threatened the …

Reduced forms of nitrogen are a driver of non-nitrogen-fixing harmful cyanobacterial blooms and toxicity in Lake Erie

SE Newell, TW Davis, TH Johengen, D Gossiaux… - Harmful algae, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Western Lake Erie (WLE) experiences anthropogenic eutrophication and annual,
toxic cyanobacterial blooms of non-nitrogen (N) fixing Microcystis. Numerous studies have …