TY - JOUR
T1 - Cyanobacterial blooms
AU - Huisman, Jef
AU - Codd, Geoffrey A.
AU - Paerl, Hans W.
AU - Ibelings, Bas W.
AU - Verspagen, Jolanda M. H.
AU - Visser, Petra M.
N1 - H.W.P. was supported by the US National Science Foundation and the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology. J.M.H.V. was supported by Amsterdam Water Science, which was funded by the Amsterdam Academic Alliance.
PY - 2018/8
Y1 - 2018/8
N2 - Cyanobacteria can form dense and sometimes toxic blooms in freshwater and marine environments, which threaten ecosystem functioning and degrade water quality for recreation, drinking water, fisheries and human health. Here, we review evidence indicating that cyanobacterial blooms are increasing in frequency, magnitude and duration globally. We highlight species traits and environmental conditions that enable cyanobacteria to thrive and explain why eutrophication and climate change catalyse the global expansion of cyanobacterial blooms. Finally, we discuss management strategies, including nutrient load reductions, changes in hydrodynamics and chemical and biological controls, that can help to prevent or mitigate the proliferation of cyanobacterial blooms.
AB - Cyanobacteria can form dense and sometimes toxic blooms in freshwater and marine environments, which threaten ecosystem functioning and degrade water quality for recreation, drinking water, fisheries and human health. Here, we review evidence indicating that cyanobacterial blooms are increasing in frequency, magnitude and duration globally. We highlight species traits and environmental conditions that enable cyanobacteria to thrive and explain why eutrophication and climate change catalyse the global expansion of cyanobacterial blooms. Finally, we discuss management strategies, including nutrient load reductions, changes in hydrodynamics and chemical and biological controls, that can help to prevent or mitigate the proliferation of cyanobacterial blooms.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85049110539&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1038/s41579-018-0040-1
DO - 10.1038/s41579-018-0040-1
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29946124
SN - 1740-1526
VL - 16
SP - 471
EP - 483
JO - Nature Reviews Microbiology
JF - Nature Reviews Microbiology
IS - 8
ER -
