Deciphering the effects of nitrogen, phosphorus, and temperature on cyanobacterial bloom intensification, diversity, and toxicity in western Lake Erie

J Jankowiak, T Hattenrath‐Lehmann… - Limnology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Although cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CHABs) are promoted by nutrient loading
and elevated temperatures, the effects of these processes on bloom diversity are unclear …

Nutrient-controlled niche differentiation of western Lake Erie cyanobacterial populations revealed via metatranscriptomic surveys

MJ Harke, TW Davis, SB Watson… - Environmental science & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Although toxic cyanobacterial blooms in western Lake Erie threaten drinking water supplies
and are promoted by nutrient loading, the precise nutrient regime that selects specific …

Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms are a biological disturbance to Western Lake Erie bacterial communities

MA Berry, TW Davis, RM Cory… - Environmental …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Human activities are causing a global proliferation of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms
(CHABs), yet we have limited understanding of how these events affect freshwater bacterial …

The role of nitrogen fixation in cyanobacterial bloom toxicity in a temperate, eutrophic lake

LJ Beversdorf, TR Miller, KD McMahon - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Toxic cyanobacterial blooms threaten freshwaters worldwide but have proven difficult to
predict because the mechanisms of bloom formation and toxin production are unknown …

Environmental factors influencing the quantitative distribution of microcystin and common potentially toxigenic cyanobacteria in US lakes and reservoirs

JR Beaver, CE Tausz, KC Scotese, AI Pollard… - Harmful Algae, 2018 - Elsevier
Many species of cyanobacteria are capable of producing toxins and causing nuisance
blooms, however response to environmental conditions is likely taxon-specific …

Interactive influences of nutrient loading, zooplankton grazing, and microcystin synthetase gene expression on cyanobacterial bloom dynamics in a eutrophic New …

CJ Gobler, TW Davis, KJ Coyne, GL Boyer - Harmful algae, 2007 - Elsevier
We investigated the dynamics and toxicity of cyanobacteria populations in Lake Agawam, a
eutrophic New York lake, and concurrently conducted experiments to evaluate the …

The dual role of nitrogen supply in controlling the growth and toxicity of cyanobacterial blooms

CJ Gobler, JAM Burkholder, TW Davis, MJ Harke… - Harmful algae, 2016 - Elsevier
Historically, phosphorus (P) has been considered the primary limiting nutrient for
phytoplankton assemblages in freshwater ecosystems. This review, supported by new …

Cyanobacterial blooms in the central basin of Lake Erie: Potentials for cyanotoxins and environmental drivers

JD Chaffin, S Mishra, DD Kane, DL Bade… - Journal of Great Lakes …, 2019 - Elsevier
Lake Erie western basin (WB) cyanobacterial blooms are a yearly summer occurrence;
however, blooms have also been reported in the offshore waters of the central basin (CB) …

Nitrogen limitation, toxin synthesis potential, and toxicity of cyanobacterial populations in Lake Okeechobee and the St. Lucie River Estuary, Florida, during the 2016 …

BJ Kramer, TW Davis, KA Meyer, BH Rosen… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Lake Okeechobee, FL, USA, has been subjected to intensifying cyanobacterial blooms that
can spread to the adjacent St. Lucie River and Estuary via natural and anthropogenically …

Contrasting cyanobacterial communities and microcystin concentrations in summers with extreme weather events: insights into potential effects of climate change

SA Wood, H Borges, J Puddick, L Biessy, J Atalah… - Hydrobiologia, 2017 - Springer
Current climate change scenarios predict that aquatic systems will experience increases in
temperature, thermal stratification, water column stability and in some regions, greater …