Mitigating the global expansion of harmful cyanobacterial blooms: Moving targets in a human- and climatically-altered world

• Published in: Harmful algae Vol. 96; p. 101845
• Main Authors: Paerl, Hans W., Barnard, Malcolm A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.06.2020
• Subjects: algal blooms; Climate Change; Cyanobacteria; CyanoHABs; dredging; drought; environmental health; eutrophication; Fresh Water; freshwater; Harmful Algal Bloom; Humans; Mitigation strategies; N and P colimitation; nitrogen; Nutrient legacies; nutrient management; Phosphorus; poisonous algae; pollution load; rain; temperature; toxicity; watersheds; CyanoHABs; Climate change; Nutrient legacies; N and P colimitation; Mitigation strategies

•Harmful cyanobacterial blooms are controlled by nutrient-climate synergism.•>50 years of human nutrient loading has led to nitrogen-phosphorus co-limitation.•Legacy nutrient buildups pose novel nutrient reduction challenges.•Controlling CyanoHABs requires climate-adaptable management strategies....