Nutrients, eutrophication and harmful algal blooms along the freshwater to marine continuum

WA Wurtsbaugh, HW Paerl… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Agricultural, urban and industrial activities have dramatically increased aquatic nitrogen and
phosphorus pollution (eutrophication), threatening water quality and biotic integrity from …

Short-term Lake Erie algal bloom prediction by classification and regression models

H Ai, K Zhang, J Sun, H Zhang - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The recent outbreaks of harmful algal blooms in the western Lake Erie Basin (WLEB) have
drawn tremendous attention to bloom prediction for better control and management. Many …

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 …

Nutrients and not temperature are the key drivers for cyanobacterial biomass in the Americas

S Bonilla, A Aguilera, L Aubriot, V Huszar, V Almanza… - Harmful Algae, 2023 - Elsevier
Cyanobacterial blooms imperil the use of freshwater around the globe and present
challenges for water management. Studies have suggested that blooms are trigged by high …

Contributions of external nutrient loading and internal cycling to cyanobacterial bloom dynamics in Lake Taihu, China: Implications for nutrient management

H Xu, MJ McCarthy, HW Paerl… - Limnology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Harmful cyanobacterial blooms (CyanoHABs) are linked to increasing anthropogenic
nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) inputs. However, CyanoHABs in many large lakes continue …

Cyanobacterial community succession and associated cyanotoxin production in hypereutrophic and eutrophic freshwaters

RU Tanvir, Z Hu, Y Zhang, J Lu - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cyanoHABs) in freshwater bodies are mainly
attributed to excess loading of nutrients [nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P)]. This study …

Climate change and the aquatic continuum: A cyanobacterial comeback story

BN Zepernick, SW Wilhelm… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Billions of years ago, the Earth's waters were dominated by cyanobacteria. These microbes
amassed to such formidable numbers, they ushered in a new era—starting with the Great …

The seasonality of nutrients and sediment in residential stormwater runoff: Implications for nutrient-sensitive waters

JS Smith, RJ Winston, RA Tirpak… - Journal of environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
The discharge of excess nutrients to surface waters causes eutrophication, resulting in algal
blooms, hypoxia, degraded water quality, reduced and contaminated fisheries, threats to …

Identifying key drivers of harmful algal blooms in a tributary of the Three Gorges Reservoir between different seasons: Causality based on data-driven methods

Y Su, M Hu, Y Wang, H Zhang, C He, Y Wang… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Intense harmful algal blooms (HABs) can occur in the backwaters of tributaries supplying
large-scale reservoirs. Due to the characteristics of process-based models and difficulties in …

Exploring long-term trends in microcystin toxin values associated with persistent harmful algal blooms in Grand Lake St Marys

SJ Jacquemin, JC Doll, LT Johnson, SE Newell - Harmful Algae, 2023 - Elsevier
High external nutrient loads from agricultural runoff have led to persistent and highly toxic
algal blooms in Grand Lake St Marys (GLSM) for decades. These pervasive blooms are …