Epiphytic biofilm is an important component in freshwater ecosystems and is one of the main
primary producers in shallow freshwater ecosystems. The epiphytic biofilm is comprised of …

Macrophytes and phytoplankton including cyanobacteria are main primary producers in
aquatic environments. Macrophytes can maintain water quality by suppressing …

Algal blooms have severe impacts on the utilization of water resources. The discovery of
allelopathy provides a new dimension to solving this problem due to its high efficiency …

Macroalgal blooms have become a serious threat to public health, fisheries, ecosystems,
and global economies. Since 2007, in the Yellow Sea, China, Ulva green tides have …

While reduction in nutrient loading is a prerequisite for mitigation of harmful cyanobacterial
blooms in nutrient-enriched waters, in certain surface waters eutrophication control is not …

Eutrophication is a major management issue in shallow lakes worldwide. The role of
allelopathy in aquatic systems has received increasing attention as a potential means of …

The invasion of submerged aquatic plants potentially results in a loss of native biodiversity in
these ecosystems. There has been little attention paid to the impact of invasive submerged …

Harmful algal “blooms”, or HABs, is a hazardous natural phenomenon that often occurs
under the influence of anthropogenic factors, for example, during the anthropogenic …

Leaves of terrestrial and aquatic plants are home to a wide diversity of bacterial species.
However, the diversity and variability of epiphytic bacteria on their submerged plant hosts …

Cyanobacterial blooms and microcystins (MCs) in irrigation waters have been recognized as
an emergent environmental threat to many terrestrial plants. While several studies …