Harmful cyanobacterial blooms (CyanoHABs) impact lakes, estuaries, and freshwater
reservoirs worldwide. The duration, severity, and spread of CyanoHABs have markedly …

Human and ecological health depends on the vitality of freshwater systems, but these are
increasingly threatened by cyanotoxins released from harmful algal blooms (HABs). Periodic …

Plankton communities normally consist of few abundant and many rare species, yet little is
known about the ecological role of rare planktonic eukaryotes. Here we used a 18S …

Cyanobacterial blooms have substantial direct and indirect negative impacts on freshwater
ecosystems including releasing toxins, blocking light needed by other organisms, and …

Cities are uniquely complex systems regulated by interactions and feedbacks between
nature and human society. Characteristics of human society—including culture, economics …

Microcystis is a cyanobacterium that forms toxic blooms in freshwater ecosystems around
the world. Biological variation among taxa within the genus is apparent through genetic and …

Although it is widely recognized that cyanobacterial blooms have substantial influence on
the plankton community in general, their correlations with the whole community of eukaryotic …

Eutrophication (nutrient over-enrichment) is the primary worldwide water quality issue often
leading to nuisance cyanobacterial blooms. Climate change is predicted to cause further …

Eutrophication and warming are key drivers of cyanobacterial blooms, but their combined
effects on microcystin (MC) concentrations are less studied. We tested the hypothesis that …

Cyanobacteria are found in almost every aquatic ecosystem. Yet their presence does not
automatically pose a risk to public health. Whether or not toxins reach health-relevant …