Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are diverse phenomena involving multiple. species and
classes of algae that occupy a broad range of habitats from lakes to oceans and produce a …

Some diatoms of the genera Pseudo-nitzschia and Nitzschia produce the neurotoxin domoic
acid (DA), a compound that caused amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP) in humans just over …

Nutrient pollution is a primary driver of eutrophication and harmful algal blooms (HABs) in
estuaries and coastal waters worldwide. In 2011–2012, 20 sites evenly distributed …

Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) pose unique risks to the citizens, stakeholders, visitors,
environment and economy of the state of Florida. Florida has been historically subjected to …

The past two decades have witnessed an expansion in the reported occurrences of harmful
algal blooms (HABs) caused by the dinoflagellate Cochlodinium. Prior to 1990, blooms had …

With increased global warming, cyanobacteria are blooming more frequently in lakes and
reservoirs, severely damaging the health and stability of aquatic ecosystems and …

Many phytoplankton species, including many harmful algal bloom (HAB) species, survive
long periods between blooms through formation of benthic resting stages. Because they are …

Relationships between shifts in climatic and other environmental conditions and changes in
the character and dynamics of phytoplankton blooms were examined in three …

This paper examines the character of phytoplankton blooms in a restricted sub-tropical
lagoon along the Atlantic coast of central Florida. The results of the 23-year study (1997 …

Abstract The St. Lucie Estuary, located on the southeast coast of Florida, provides an
example of a subtropical ecosystem where seasonal changes in temperature are modest …