Cyanobacterial blooms

J Huisman, GA Codd, HW Paerl, BW Ibelings… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Cyanobacteria can form dense and sometimes toxic blooms in freshwater and marine
environments, which threaten ecosystem functioning and degrade water quality for …

Toxic cyanobacteria: a growing threat to water and air quality

HE Plaas, HW Paerl - Environmental science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
The global expansion of harmful cyanobacterial blooms (CyanoHABs) poses an increasing
threat to public health. CyanoHABs are characterized by the production of toxic metabolites …

Terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems and their services

C Parmesan, MD Morecroft, Y Trisurat, R Adrian… - 2023 - ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk
Chapter 2, building on prior assessments, provides a global assessment of the observed
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …

From unusual suspect to serial killer: Cyanotoxins boosted by climate change may jeopardize megafauna

H Wang, C Xu, Y Liu, E Jeppesen, JC Svenning, J Wu… - The Innovation, 2021 - cell.com
The recent mass mortality event of more than 330 African elephants in Botswana has been
attributed to biotoxins produced by cyanobacteria; however, scientific evidence for this is …

Feedback between climate change and eutrophication: revisiting the allied attack concept and how to strike back

M Meerhoff, J Audet, TA Davidson, L De Meester… - Inland Waters, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Despite its well-established negative impacts on society and biodiversity, eutrophication
continues to be one of the most pervasive anthropogenic influences along the freshwater to …

Perspective: Advancing the research agenda for improving understanding of cyanobacteria in a future of global change

MA Burford, CC Carey, DP Hamilton, J Huisman… - Harmful Algae, 2020 - Elsevier
Harmful cyanobacterial blooms (= cyanoHABs) are an increasing feature of many
waterbodies throughout the world. Many bloom-forming species produce toxins, making …

Cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in a changing environment: Concepts, controversies, challenges

I Chorus, J Fastner, M Welker - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Concern is widely being published that the occurrence of toxic cyanobacteria is increasing
in consequence of climate change and eutrophication, substantially threatening human …

Exploring temperature and precipitation impacts on harmful algal blooms across continental US lakes

JC Ho, AM Michalak - Limnology and Oceanography, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is expected to impact the severity of harmful algal blooms in lakes and
reservoirs through a number of mechanisms related to the influence of warming …

A review of common cyanotoxins and their effects on fish

H Falfushynska, N Kasianchuk, E Siemens, E Henao… - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Global warming and human-induced eutrophication drive the occurrence of various
cyanotoxins in aquatic environments. These metabolites reveal diversified mechanisms of …

A mini review on microcystins and bacterial degradation

IY Massey, F Yang - Toxins, 2020 - mdpi.com
Microcystins (MCs) classified as hepatotoxic and carcinogenic are the most commonly
reported cyanobacterial toxins found in the environment. Microcystis sp. possessing a series …