Colony formation in the cyanobacterium Microcystis

M Xiao, M Li, CS Reynolds - Biological Reviews, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Morphological evolution from a unicellular to multicellular state provides greater
opportunities for organisms to attain larger and more complex living forms. As the most …

Cyanobacterial dominance and succession: Factors, mechanisms, predictions, and managements

Z Wang, S Akbar, Y Sun, L Gu, L Zhang, K Lyu… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Eutrophication of natural water bodies worldwide has led to cyanobacteria becoming the
dominant species in phytoplankton communities, causing serious harm environmentally and …

Ecological impacts of freshwater algal blooms on water quality, plankton biodiversity, structure, and ecosystem functioning

CA Amorim, A do Nascimento Moura - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Harmful algal blooms are among the emerging threats to freshwater biodiversity that need to
be studied further in the Anthropocene. Here, we studied freshwater plankton communities …

Better together? Lessons on sociality from Trichodesmium

M Eichner, K Inomura, JJP Karlusich, Y Shaked - Trends in Microbiology, 2023 - cell.com
The N 2-fixing cyanobacterium Trichodesmium is an important player in the oceanic nitrogen
and carbon cycles. Trichodesmium occurs both as single trichomes and as colonies …

Spatial variations of biochemical content and stable isotope ratios of size-fractionated plankton in the Mediterranean Sea (MERITE-HIPPOCAMPE campaign)

JA Tesán-Onrubia, M Tedetti, F Carlotti, M Tenaille… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plankton represents the main source of carbon in marine ecosystems and is consequently
an important gateway for contaminants into the marine food webs. During the MERITE …

Mutual links between microcystins-producing cyanobacteria and plankton community in clear and brown northern lakes

LF Litvinchuk, AN Sharov, EN Chernova, VV Smirnov… - Food Webs, 2023 - Elsevier
This work studies the composition and abundances of phytoplankton and zooplankton and
their relationships during cyanobacteria bloom (mainly Dolichospermum lemmermannii) in …

Effects of algicidal macrophyte metabolites on cyanobacteria, microcystins, other plankton, and fish in microcosms

S Kurbatova, N Berezina, A Sharov, E Chernova… - Toxins, 2023 - mdpi.com
To control harmful algae blooms (HABs), methods based on natural mechanisms are now
required. We investigated the effects of an algicide derived from macrophyte metabolites …

Invasive and toxic cyanobacteria regulate allochthonous resource use and community niche width of reservoir zooplankton

X Gao, W Wang, JC Ndayishimiye, L Govaert… - Freshwater …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cyanobacterial dominance or blooms can influence ecosystem structure in reservoirs, yet
there are only few studies of its effect on the resource use and trophic structure of …

The influence of El Niño-induced drought on cyanobacterial community structure in a shallow tropical reservoir (Koka Reservoir, Ethiopia)

S Tilahun, D Kifle - Aquatic Ecology, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Koka Reservoir in Ethiopia has been severely impacted by water quality
deterioration associated with harmful algal blooms. As a large proportion of the annual …

Defense against Paramecium predation via long filament morphology favors the survival of Raphidiopsis raciborskii populations

Z Wang, X Huang, Y Wu, X Hu, Q Zhao, J Zuo, P Xiao… - Harmful Algae, 2024 - Elsevier
Raphidiopsis blooms are notorious for cyanotoxin formation and strong invasiveness,
threatening the stability of aquatic ecosystems and human health. The protozoa …