The rise of harmful cyanobacteria blooms: the potential roles of eutrophication and climate change

JM O'Neil, TW Davis, MA Burford, CJ Gobler - Harmful algae, 2012 - Elsevier
Cyanobacteria are the most ancient phytoplankton on the planet and form harmful algal
blooms in freshwater, estuarine, and marine ecosystems. Recent research suggests that …

The interaction between cyanobacteria and zooplankton in a more eutrophic world

KA Ger, P Urrutia-Cordero, PC Frost, LA Hansson… - Harmful algae, 2016 - Elsevier
As blooms of cyanobacteria expand and intensify in freshwater systems globally, there is
increasing interest in their ecological effects. In addition to being public health hazards …

[HTML][HTML] On the chemistry, toxicology and genetics of the cyanobacterial toxins, microcystin, nodularin, saxitoxin and cylindrospermopsin

L Pearson, T Mihali, M Moffitt, R Kellmann, B Neilan - Marine drugs, 2010 - mdpi.com
The cyanobacteria or “blue-green algae”, as they are commonly termed, comprise a diverse
group of oxygenic photosynthetic bacteria that inhabit a wide range of aquatic and terrestrial …

[HTML][HTML] Cyanotoxins: bioaccumulation and effects on aquatic animals

AS Ferrão-Filho, B Kozlowsky-Suzuki - Marine drugs, 2011 - mdpi.com
Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic prokaryotes with wide geographic distribution that can
produce secondary metabolites named cyanotoxins. These toxins can be classified into …

New insights into the biodiversity and applications of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)—Prospects and challenges

V Gupta, SK Ratha, A Sood, V Chaudhary, R Prasanna - Algal research, 2013 - Elsevier
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) are Gram-negative oxygenic photosynthetic prokaryotes
with a long evolutionary history. They have potential applications in diverse areas …

[HTML][HTML] Global climate change and the Baltic Sea ecosystem: direct and indirect effects on species, communities and ecosystem functioning

M Viitasalo, E Bonsdorff - Earth System Dynamics, 2022 - esd.copernicus.org
Climate change has multiple effects on Baltic Sea species, communities and ecosystem
functioning through changes in physical and biogeochemical environmental characteristics …

An overview of diversity, occurrence, genetics and toxin production of bloom-forming Dolichospermum (Anabaena) species

X Li, TW Dreher, R Li - Harmful algae, 2016 - Elsevier
The new genus name Dolichospermum, for most of the planktonic former members of the
genus Anabaena, is one of the most ubiquitous bloom-forming cyanobacterial genera. Its …

Understanding cyanobacteria‐zooplankton interactions in a more eutrophic world

KA Ger, LA Hansson, M Lürling - Freshwater Biology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We review and update recent observations of cyanobacteria–zooplankton interactions,
identify theoretical and methodological limitations and evaluate approaches necessary for …

Multi-level trophic cascades in a heavily exploited open marine ecosystem

M Casini, J Lövgren, J Hjelm… - … of the Royal …, 2008 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Anthropogenic disturbances intertwined with climatic changes can have a large impact on
the upper trophic levels of marine ecosystems, which may cascade down the food web. So …

Transfer of a cyanobacterial neurotoxin within a temperate aquatic ecosystem suggests pathways for human exposure

S Jonasson, J Eriksson, L Berntzon… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
β-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA), a neurotoxic nonprotein amino acid produced by most
cyanobacteria, has been proposed to be the causative agent of devastating …