Cyanobacteria can form dense and sometimes toxic blooms in freshwater and marine
environments, which threaten ecosystem functioning and degrade water quality for …

Harmful cyanobacterial blooms (cHABs) have significant socioeconomic and ecological
costs, which impact drinking water, fisheries, agriculture, tourism, real estate, water quality …

Freshwater blooms of phytoplankton affect public health and ecosystem services globally,.
Harmful effects of such blooms occur when the intensity of a bloom is too high, or when toxin …

Harmful cyanobacteria are a global environmental problem, yet we lack actionable
understanding of toxigenic versus nontoxigenic strain ecology and toxin production. We …

In 2011, Lake Erie experienced the largest harmful algal bloom in its recorded history, with a
peak intensity over three times greater than any previously observed bloom. Here we show …

Historically, phosphorus (P) has been considered the primary limiting nutrient for
phytoplankton assemblages in freshwater ecosystems. This review, supported by new …

Lake Erie supplies drinking water to more than 11 million consumers, processes millions of
gallons of wastewater, provides important species habitat and supports a substantial …

Relieving phosphorus loading is a key management tool for controlling Lake Erie
eutrophication. During the 1960s and 1970s, increased phosphorus inputs degraded water …

In early August 2014, the municipality of Toledo, OH (USA) issued a 'do not drink'advisory on
their water supply directly affecting over 400,000 residential customers and hundreds of …

Microcystis is a cyanobacterium that forms toxic blooms in freshwater ecosystems around
the world. Biological variation among taxa within the genus is apparent through genetic and …