Emerging harmful algal bloom species over the last four decades in China

• Published in: Harmful algae Vol. 111; p. 102059
• Main Authors: Gu, Haifeng, Wu, Yiran, Lü, Songhui, Lu, Douding, Tang, Ying Zhong, Qi, Yuzao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Alexandrium catenella; Alexandrium spp; algal blooms; China; coasts; Dinoflagellates; Dinophysis; East China Sea; estuaries; Eutrophication; Gymnodinium; Gymnodinium catenatum; Heterocapsa; humans; Karenia mikimotoi; Karlodinium digitatum; microalgae; mortality; Noctiluca; poisonous algae; Raphidophyte; rivers; shellfish; Skeletonema costatum; Taiwan; toxicity; Yellow Sea; East China Sea; Yellow Sea; China; Taiwan; Alexandrium spp; Dinoflagellates; Karlodinium digitatum; Karenia mikimotoi; Raphidophyte; Gymnodinium catenatum; Eutrophication

•An updated overview of HABs species over the last four decades in China is provided;•Both the frequency and intensity of HABs have been reportedly increasing since 1990;•Expansions of HABs species along the coastline of China have occurred over the last four decades. The first recorded micro-algae...