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To review the mechanisms through which regional and global climatic changes promote the growth, dominance, and geographic expansion of harmful cyanobacteria in aquatic environments.

February 1, 2009Environmental Microbiology Reports

Climate change: a catalyst for global expansion of harmful cyanobacterial blooms

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HPHans W. PaerlUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill JHJef HuismanInstitute for Biodiversity

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Literature review reveals rising temperatures accelerate harmful cyanobacterial blooms in eutrophic waters, highlighting the need to adapt water management strategies.

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To review the mechanisms through which regional and global climatic changes promote the growth, dominance, and geographic expansion of harmful cyanobacteria in aquatic environments.
Synthesized findings from recent literature investigating the ecological responses of harmful cyanobacteria to climate change.
Assessed the compounding impacts of rising surface temperatures, enhanced vertical stratification, hydrological disruptions, and anthropogenic eutrophication on bloom dynamics.
Climatic warming enhances growth rates, geographic ranges, seasonal persistence, and ecological dominance of toxin-producing cyanobacteria.
Elevated temperatures and intensified vertical stratification in water columns synergize with nutrient over-enrichment to facilitate bloom proliferation.
Traditional water quality mitigation plans relying exclusively on hydrological controls and nutrient reductions are insufficient without incorporating climate change factors.

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Paerl et al. (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69effd8893f2abd64fef7817 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1758-2229.2008.00004.x

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Literature review reveals rising temperatures accelerate harmful cyanobacterial blooms in eutrophic waters, highlighting the need to adapt water management strategies.

Climate change: a catalyst for global expansion of harmful cyanobacterial blooms

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Climate change: a catalyst for global expansion of harmful cyanobacterial blooms

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