Freshwater cyanobacterial blooms have become ubiquitous, posing major threats to
ecological and public health. 2. Decades of research have focused on understanding drivers …

Bloom-forming harmful cyanobacteria (CyanoHABs) are harmful from environmental,
ecological and human health perspectives by outcompeting beneficial phytoplankton …

Suspended algae, or phytoplankton, are the prime source of organic matter supporting food
webs in freshwater ecosystems. Phytoplankton productivity is reliant on adequate nutrient …

The minute photosynthetic prokaryote Prochlorococcus, which was discovered about 10
years ago, has proven exceptional from several standpoints. Its tiny size (0.5 to 0.7 μm in …

Lelong A., Hégaret H., Soudant P. and Bates SS 2012. Pseudo-nitzschia (Bacillariophyceae)
species, domoic acid and amnesic shellfish poisoning: revisiting previous paradigms …

Marine picocyanobacteria of the genera Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus numerically
dominate the picophytoplankton of the world ocean, making a key contribution to global …

In addition to control by major nutrient elements (nitrogen, phosphorus, and silicon) the
productivity and species composition of marine phytoplankton communities are also …

Toxic planktonic cyanobacterial blooms are a pressing environmental and human health
problem. Blooms are expanding globally and threatening sustainability of our aquatic …

Cyanobacteria are considered to be a rich source of novel metabolites of a great importance
from a biotechnological and industrial point of view. Some cyanobacterial secondary …

Iron is a limiting nutrient for primary production in large areas of the oceans,,,. Dissolved iron
(iii) in the upper oceans occurs almost entirely in the form of complexes with strong organic …