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Jan 9, 2024 · Many different types of algae can cause harmful algal blooms. However, three types —cyanobacteria, dinoflagellates, and diatoms—cause most blooms that make people and animals sick. Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) are the most common cause of harmful algal blooms in fresh water, such as lakes or rivers.
Photo Courtesy of KDHE. Freshwater and marine harmful algal blooms (HABs) can occur anytime water use is impaired due to excessive accumulations of algae. In freshwater, the majority of HABs are caused by cyanobacteria (also called blue-green algae).
Jan 10, 2019 · The main group of algae responsible for this are known as blue-green algae, or more accurately, cyanobacteria. They regularly bloom in warmer weather in our reservoirs, lakes and slow...
- Michele Burford
Figure 1. Cyanobacteria blooms often have a telltale bright bluish or green coloration, giving them the name “blue-green algae”. Dense blooms may resemble what looks like paint on the water’s surface, as seen in the photo on the right. Photos courtesy Hillary Repik.
Jun 26, 2018 · 1608 Citations. 120 Altmetric. Metrics. Abstract. Cyanobacteria can form dense and sometimes toxic blooms in freshwater and marine environments, which threaten ecosystem functioning and degrade...
- Jef Huisman
Jan 9, 2024 · Harmful algal blooms are small plant-like organisms (mainly of cyanobacteria—blue-green algae), that give water bodies their characteristic blue-green color. Common bloom-forming cyanobacteria genera include Dolichospermum, Microcystis , Aphanizomenon, Trichodesmium , Nodularia , Cylindrospermopsis , and Planktothrix (Huisman et al., 2018 ).
