Rise of toxic cyanobacterial blooms is promoted by agricultural intensification in the basin of a large subtropical river of South America

C Kruk, A Segura, G Piñeiro, P Baldassini… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Toxic cyanobacterial blooms are globally increasing with negative effects on aquatic
ecosystems, water use and human health. Blooms' main driving forces are eutrophication …

Predicting cyanobacterial biovolume from water temperature and conductivity using a Bayesian compound Poisson-Gamma model

S Haakonsson, MA Rodríguez, C Carballo… - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Eutrophication and climate change scenarios engender the need to develop good predictive
models for harmful cyanobacterial blooms (CyanoHABs). Nevertheless, modeling …

[PDF][PDF] Producción, nutrientes, eutrofización y cianobacterias en Uruguay armando el rompecabezas

G Goyenola, C Kruk, N Mazzeo, A Nario, C Perdomo… - Innotec, 2021 - par.nsf.gov
Si bien las causas y consecuencias de la eutrofización son múltiples, este artículo analiza
aspectos fundamentales en el contexto actual en Uruguay, con especial énfasis en las …

[PDF][PDF] Floración excepcional de cianobacterias tóxicas en la costa de Uruguay, verano 2019

M Pirez, L Gabito, I Alcántara, B Yannicelli, C Kruk… - Innotec, 2019 - redalyc.org
Cyanobacterial toxic blooms are a worldwide problem. In Río de la Plata basin, anthropic
eutrophication and dam construction have promoted an increase in cyanobacteria blooms …

Increased sampled volume improves Microcystis aeruginosa complex (MAC) colonies detection and prediction using Random Forests

AM Segura, C Piccini, L Nogueira, I Alcántara… - Ecological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Limited predictability of cyanobacteria and algal harmful blooms (CyanoHABs) impairs the
development of adequate water management programs. The Microcystis aeruginosa …

Dynamics of total microcystin LR concentration in three subtropical hydroelectric generation reservoirs in Uruguay, South America

M González-Piana, D Fabián, A Piccardo… - Bulletin of environmental …, 2017 - Springer
This study analyzed the temporal dynamics of total microcystin LR concentrations between
the years of 2012 and 2015 in the Bonete, Baygorria and Palmar hydroelectric generation …

Diet and feeding selectivity of the Andean Flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus and Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis in lowland wintering areas

W Polla, VA Di Pasquale, MC Rasuk… - 2018 - notablesdelaciencia.conicet.gov.ar
Flamingos Phoenicopteridae sp. are gregarious birds that travel long distances between
breeding and feeding sites. Here we describe the diet and feeding selectivity of two flamingo …

[HTML][HTML] Perceptions of lifeguards and beachgoers facing emerging cyanobacterial blooms washing ashore

AL Ciganda, C Zurbriggen, N Mazzeo, E Álvarez… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Coastal areas are home to a large percentage of the global human population due to their
associated human welfare, health, and well-being benefits. Among coastal systems …

Effects of wind mixing in a stratified water column on toxic cyanobacteria and Microcystin-LR distribution in a subtropical reservoir

M González-Piana, A Piccardo, C Ferrer… - Bulletin of environmental …, 2018 - Springer
We analyzed the effects of stratification changes due to wind on the vertical cyanobacteria
distribution and microcystin-LR concentrations in a reservoir and assessed the implications …

Monitoring cyanobacterial blooms: a strategy combining predictive modeling and remote sensing approaches

S Haakonsson, F Maciel, MA Rodríguez… - Environmental Earth …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Development of effective monitoring programs and early alert systems of
cyanobacterial harmful blooms (CyanoHABs) is a challenge due to their rapid temporal …