Toxic effects, mechanisms, and ecological impacts of harmful algal blooms in China

• Published in: Harmful algae Vol. 111; p. 102148
• Main Authors: Yan, Tian, Li, Xiao-Dong, Tan, Zhi-Jun, Yu, Ren-Cheng, Zou, Jing-Zhong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Bloom events; Chattonella marina; China; cytotoxicity; Ecological impacts; ecosystems; fish; Gymnodinium; Harmful algal blooms; Intoxication mechanisms; Karenia mikimotoi; macroalgae; Phaeocystis globosa; poisoning; poisonous algae; Prorocentrum; reactive oxygen species; shellfish; tourism; Toxic effects; China; Harmful algal blooms; Intoxication mechanisms; Ecological impacts; Toxic effects; Bloom events

•HABs which caused huge financial losses or fishery impacts in China coasts were summarized.•Causative species shifting and increasing diversity of HABs were reported in this region.•HAB species showed impacts on multiple organisms of different trophic levels.•The main mechanism for toxicity appears...