Mitigating cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms in aquatic ecosystems impacted by climate change and anthropogenic nutrients

• Published in: Harmful algae Vol. 54; pp. 213 - 222
• Main Authors: Paerl, Hans W., Gardner, Wayne S., Havens, Karl E., Joyner, Alan R., McCarthy, Mark J., Newell, Silvia E., Qin, Boqiang, Scott, J. Thad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.04.2016
• Subjects: algae; algal blooms; Animals; anthropogenic activities; aquatic ecosystems; Climate Change; control methods; Cyanobacteria - physiology; Ecosystem; estuaries; Eutrophication; fish; Harmful Algal Bloom; Harmful cyanobacteria; human population; Humans; Hydrology; lakes; Lakes - microbiology; Mitigation strategies; mixing; Nitrogen; Nitrogen - analysis; Nitrogen - metabolism; Nutrient management; nutrients; omnivores; Phosphorus; Phosphorus - analysis; Phosphorus - metabolism; phytoplankton; pollution load; temperature; watersheds; Hydrology; Climate change; Harmful cyanobacteria; Nutrient management; Phosphorus; Nitrogen; Mitigation strategies

Mitigating the global expansion of cyanobacterial harmful blooms (CyanoHABs) is a major challenge facing researchers and resource managers. A variety of traditional (e.g., nutrient load reduction) and experimental (e.g., artificial mixing and flushing, omnivorous fish removal) approaches have been u...