Strong effects of occasional drying on subsequent water clarity and cyanobacterial blooms in cool tropical reservoirs

M Teferi, SAJ Declerck, T De Bie… - Freshwater …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In semi‐arid regions, the construction of small reservoirs is important in alleviating water
shortage, although many have poor water quality with high turbidity and dense blooms of …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of water-level fluctuations on cyanobacterial blooms: options for management

ES Bakker, S Hilt - Aquatic ecology, 2016 - Springer
Climate change can promote harmful cyanobacteria blooms in eutrophic waters through
increased droughts or flooding. In this paper, we explore how water-level fluctuations affect …

The influence of El Niño-induced drought on cyanobacterial community structure in a shallow tropical reservoir (Koka Reservoir, Ethiopia)

S Tilahun, D Kifle - Aquatic Ecology, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Koka Reservoir in Ethiopia has been severely impacted by water quality
deterioration associated with harmful algal blooms. As a large proportion of the annual …

Short-term rainfall limits cyanobacterial bloom formation in a shallow eutrophic subtropical urban reservoir in warm season

A Luo, H Chen, X Gao, L Carvalho, Y Xue, L Jin… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The global increase in dominance of toxic blooms of cyanobacteria has severely impacted
aquatic ecosystems and threatened human health for decades. Although it has been shown …

Cyanobacteria dynamics in a small tropical reservoir: Understanding spatio-temporal variability and influence of environmental variables

T Dalu, RJ Wasserman - Science of the total environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic disturbances within or near aquatic ecosystems often contribute to
eutrophication events. Cyanobacteria are a key group responsible for environmental …

Seasonal and diurnal stratification in two small Zimbabwean reservoirs

T Nhiwatiwa, BE Marshall - African Journal of Aquatic Science, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Seasonal and diurnal stratification patterns were studied in two small Zimbabwe reservoirs.
The water level of the upper reservoir fluctuated more than that of the lower one and …

Drought-induced water-level reduction favors cyanobacteria blooms in tropical shallow lakes

J Brasil, JL Attayde, FR Vasconcelos, DDF Dantas… - Hydrobiologia, 2016 - Springer
Many arid and semiarid regions are likely to become warmer and drier by the end of this
century, due to human-induced climate change. We hypothesize that a reduction in water …

Limnological and ecological characteristics of tropical highland reservoirs in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

T Dejenie, T Asmelash, L De Meester, A Mulugeta… - Hydrobiologia, 2008 - Springer
The semi-arid highlands of Northern Ethiopia (Tigray) have numerous small reservoirs that
have been created by microdams in an attempt to provide water supply for irrigation and …

Extreme drought favors potential mixotrophic organisms in tropical semi-arid reservoirs

MRA Costa, RF Menezes, H Sarmento, JL Attayde… - Hydrobiologia, 2019 - Springer
Climate change is affecting the global hydrological cycle and is causing drastic changes in
the freshwater hydrological regime. Water level (WL) reduction caused by drought tends to …

Disturbance-induced phytoplankton regime shifts and recovery of cyanobacteria dominance in two subtropical reservoirs

JR Yang, H Lv, A Isabwe, L Liu, X Yu, H Chen, J Yang - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
Many countries in the world still suffer from high toxic cyanobacterial blooms in inland waters
used for human consumption. Regional climate change and human activities within …