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ArticleNature reviews. Earth & environment2024

Harmful algal blooms in inland waters.

Lian Feng, Ying Wang, Xuejiao Hou, Boqiang Qin, Tiit Kuster, Fan Qu, Nengwang Chen, Hans W Paerl, Chunmiao Zheng

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Article in Nature reviews. Earth & environment, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Lian FengSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4590-3022
Ying WangSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Xuejiao HouSchool of Geospatial Engineering and Science, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Boqiang QinTaihu Laboratory for Lake Ecosystem Research, State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China.
Tiit KusterEstonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu, Tallinn, Estonia.
Fan QuFujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Coastal Ecology and Environmental Studies, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Nengwang ChenFujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Coastal Ecology and Environmental Studies, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Hans W PaerlInstitute of Marine Sciences, Department of Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences, UNC Chapel Hill, Morehead City, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2211-1011
Chunmiao ZhengEastern Institute for Advanced Study, Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5839-1305

Funding

The synergistic effects of climate and anthropogenic drivers on toxic cyanobacterial bloomsP01ES028939 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Gregory James Dick, David Joseph Kennedy · 2018 to 2026
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NIEHS NIH HHS P01 ES028939
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Harmful algal blooms can produce toxins that pose threats to aquatic ecosystems and human health. In this Review, we outline the global trends in harmful algal bloom occurrence and explore the drivers, future trajectories and potential mitigation strategies. Globally, harmful algal bloom occurrence has risen since the 1980s, including a 44% increase from the 2000s to 2010s, especially in Asia and Africa. Enhanced nutrient pollution owing to urbanization, wastewater discharge and agricultural expansion are key drivers of these increases. In contrast, changes have been less substantial in high-income regions such as North America, Europe and Oceania, where policies to mitigate nutrient pollution have stabilized bloom occurrences since the 1970s. However, since the 1990s, climate warming and legacy nutrient pollution have driven a resurgence in toxic algal blooms in some US and European lakes, highlighting the inherent challenges in mitigating harmful blooms in a warming climate. Indeed, advancing research on harmful algal bloom dynamics and projections largely depends on effectively using data from multiple sources to understand environmental interactions and enhance modelling techniques. Integrated monitoring networks across various spatiotemporal scales and data-sharing frameworks are essential for improving harmful algal bloom forecasting and mitigation.

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