Harmful macroalgal blooms (HMBs) in China's coastal water: Green and golden tides

• Published in: Harmful algae Vol. 107; p. 102061
• Main Authors: Xiao, Jie, Wang, Zongling, Liu, Dongyan, Fu, Mingzhu, Yuan, Chao, Yan, Tian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.07.2021
• Subjects: China; climate change; coastal water; East China Sea; eutrophication; Golden tide; Green tide; macroalgae; Macroalgal bloom; Sargassum; Sargassum horneri; Ulva; Ulva prolifera; Yellow Sea; East China Sea; Yellow Sea; China; Golden tide; Green tide; Ulva; Yellow Sea; Sargassum; Macroalgal bloom

•Harmful macroalgal blooms (HMBs) are increasingly occurring over a wide geographic range along the China's coasts.•The distinct genesis and blooming dynamics of three HMBs are summarized and compared.•Countermeasures have been implemented to effectively abate the massive green tide in the Yell...