Mitigating cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms in aquatic ecosystems impacted by climate change and anthropogenic nutrients

Harmful Algae

Volumn 54, Issue , 2016, Pages 213-222

  Paerl, Hans W ^a   Gardner, Wayne S ^b   Havens, Karl E ^c   Joyner, Alan R ^a   McCarthy, Mark J ^d   Newell, Silvia E ^d   Qin, Boqiang ^e   Scott, J Thad ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Harmful cyanobacteria; Hydrology; Mitigation strategies; Nitrogen; Nutrient management; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ALGAL BLOOM; ANIMAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM; EUTROPHICATION; HUMAN; LAKE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CYANOBACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; EUTROPHICATION; HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM; HUMANS; LAKES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

EID: 84979774713     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2015.09.009     Document Type: Review

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