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Sedimentary DNA Reveals Cyanobacterial Community Diversity over 200 Years in Two Perialpine Lakes. Appl Environ Microbiol 2016; 82:6472-6482. [PMID: 27565621 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02174-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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We reconstructed cyanobacterial community structure and phylogeny using DNA that was isolated from layers of stratified sediments spanning 200 years of lake history in the perialpine lakes Greifensee and Lake Zurich (Switzerland). Community analysis based on amplification and sequencing of a 400-nucleotide (nt)-long 16S rRNA fragment specific to Cyanobacteria revealed operational taxonomic units (OTUs) capturing the whole phylum, including representatives of a newly characterized clade termed Melainabacteria, which shares common ancestry with Cyanobacteria and has not been previously described in lakes. The reconstruction of cyanobacterial richness and phylogenetic structure was validated using a data set consisting of 40 years of pelagic microscopic counts from each lake. We identified the OTUs assigned to common taxa known to be present in Greifensee and Lake Zurich and found a strong and significant relationship (adjusted R2 = 0.89; P < 0.001) between pelagic species richness in water and OTU richness in the sediments. The water-sediment richness relationship varied between cyanobacterial orders, indicating that the richness of Chroococcales and Synechococcales may be underestimated by microscopy. PCR detection of the microcystin synthetase gene mcyA confirmed the presence of potentially toxic cyanobacterial taxa over recent years in Greifensee and throughout the last century in Lake Zurich. The approach presented in this study demonstrates that it is possible to reconstruct past pelagic cyanobacterial communities in lakes where the integrity of the sedimentary archive is well preserved and to explore changes in phylogenetic and functional diversity over decade-to-century timescales. IMPORTANCE Cyanobacterial blooms can produce toxins that affect water quality, especially under eutrophic conditions, which are a consequence of human-induced climate warming and increased nutrient availability. Lakes worldwide have suffered from regular cyanobacterial blooms over the last century. The lack of long-term data limits our understanding of how these blooms form. We successfully reconstructed the past diversity of whole cyanobacterial communities over two hundred years by sequencing genes preserved in the sediments of two perialpine lakes in Switzerland. We identified changes in diversity over time and validated our results using existing data collected in the same two lakes over the past 40 years. This work shows the potential of our approach for addressing important ecological questions about the effects of a changing environment on lake ecology.
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Tomlinson A, Drikas M, Brookes JD. The role of phytoplankton as pre-cursors for disinfection by-product formation upon chlorination. WATER RESEARCH 2016; 102:229-240. [PMID: 27348195 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Revised: 06/09/2016] [Accepted: 06/10/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Water quality remains one of the greatest concerns with regards to human health. Advances in science and technology have resulted in highly efficient water treatment plants, significantly reducing diseases related to waterborne pathogenic microorganisms. While disinfection is critical to mitigate pathogen risk to humans, the reactions between the disinfectant and dissolved organic compounds can lead to the formation of chemical contaminants called disinfection by-products (DBPs). DBPs have been related to numerous health issues including birth defects and cancer. The formation of disinfection by-products occurs due to the reaction of oxidants and natural organic matter. DBP precursors are derived from anthropogenic sources including pharmaceuticals and chemical waste, the breakdown of vegetation from external catchment sources (allochthonous) and internally derived sources including phytoplankton (autochthonous). Current literature focuses on the contribution of allochthonous sources towards the formation of DBPs, however, the recalcitrant nature of hydrophilic phytoplankton derived organic matter indicates that autochthonous derived organic carbon can significantly contribute to total DBP concentrations. The contribution of phytoplankton to the formation of DBPs is also influenced by cellular exudation rates, chemical composition, environmental conditions and the physical and chemical conditions of the solution upon disinfection. Formation of DBPs is further influenced by the presence of cyanobacteria phyla due to their notoriety for forming dense blooms. Management of DBP formation can potentially be improved by reducing cyanobacteria as well as DBP precursors derived from other phytoplankton.
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- Adam Tomlinson
- Water Research Centre, Environment Institute, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide 5005, Australia.
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- Australian Water Quality Centre, South Australian Water Corporation, Victoria Square, Adelaide 5000, Australia
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- Water Research Centre, Environment Institute, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide 5005, Australia
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Fan J, Rao L, Chiu YT, Lin TF. Impact of chlorine on the cell integrity and toxin release and degradation of colonial Microcystis. WATER RESEARCH 2016; 102:394-404. [PMID: 27393964 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.06.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2015] [Revised: 06/22/2016] [Accepted: 06/25/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The occurrence of toxic cyanobacteria in drinking water sources is problematic for water authorities as they can impair drinking water quality. Chlorine as a commonly used oxidant in water treatment plants has shown the potential to lyse cyanobacterial cells, resulting in the release of secondary metabolites which are hard to be removed during conventional water treatment processes. The majority of cyanobacterial species such as Microcystis, often occur in colonial forms under natural conditions. However, previous studies have mainly focused on the influence of chlorination on individual cyanobacterial cells due to technique limitations. A syringe dispersion method combined with a fluorescence technique (SYTOX Green stain with flow cytometry), was successfully developed for the evaluation of cell integrity of colonial Microcystis. Chlorination of Microcystis-laden water was conducted at different chlorine dosages for different colonial sizes (<37, 37-270 and 270-550 μm). The results indicated that colonial Microcystis cells were more resistant to chlorine oxidation than individual cells, which may be attributed to protection from the cell-bound mucilage. There was a lag phase before cell rupture occurred and a Delayed Chick Watson Model describes the experimental data very well for the kinetics of cyanobacterial cell rupture. The growing colonial size caused increases in the lag phases but decreases in the cell lysis rates. Chlorination also induced the release of microcystins (MCs) from colonial Microcystis cells. In particular, increased levels of dissolved MCs were observed in Cheng Kung Lake (CKL) water. In summary, the reaction of chlorine with colonial cyanobacteria is more complicated than with individual cells. The efficiency of chlorine oxidation could be reduced by the cell-bound mucilage and natural water matrix. These observations may provide insights for water authorities to assess the risk to drinking water quality posed by chlorination under natural conditions.
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- Jiajia Fan
- Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan.
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Xu H, Lv H, Liu X, Wang P, Jiang H. Electrolyte Cations Binding with Extracellular Polymeric Substances Enhanced Microcystis Aggregation: Implication for Microcystis Bloom Formation in Eutrophic Freshwater Lakes. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2016; 50:9034-9043. [PMID: 27502019 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b00129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The hydrodynamic and structural properties of Microcystis extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in electrolytes with different valences and ionic strengths were investigated via using dynamic light scattering, the fluorescence excitation emission matrix coupled with parallel factor (EEM-PARAFAC) analysis, two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2D-COS), and cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (Cryo-TEM). The hydrodynamic diameters of EPS colloids exhibited no variation for monovalent NaCl but a substantial increase for divalent CaCl2 and MgCl2. However, the negative electrophoretic mobilities for all complexes indicated that charge neutralization would not be the main mechanism for EPS aggregation. Application of EEM-PARAFAC and 2D-Fourier transform infrared (FTIR)-COS revealed obvious electrolyte binding potential with both fluorescent phenolic and aromatic compounds and nonfluorescent polysaccharides. The complexation model showed that divalent Ca(2+) and Mg(2+) exhibited a strong binding capability with phenolic -OH, aromatic C═C, and polysaccharide C-O groups, while the monovalent electrolyte exhibited negligible association with these groups. Such a strong complexation can bridge each individual biomolecule together to form EPS aggregates and Microcystis colonies, as supported by in situ Cryo-TEM and light microscope observation, respectively. Given the increased concentration in natural ecosystems, electrolyte cations, especially divalent cations, would play increased roles in Microcystis bloom formation and thus should be considered.
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- Huacheng Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 73 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development of Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University , Nanjing 210098, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University , Nanjing 210037, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University , Nanjing 210037, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development of Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University , Nanjing 210098, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 73 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China
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Zhou Q, Zhang Y, Lin D, Shan K, Luo Y, Zhao L, Tan Z, Song L. The relationships of meteorological factors and nutrient levels with phytoplankton biomass in a shallow eutrophic lake dominated by cyanobacteria, Lake Dianchi from 1991 to 2013. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:15616-15626. [PMID: 27130340 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6748-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2016] [Accepted: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Long-term interannual (1991-2013) and monthly (1999-2013) data were analyzed to elucidate the effects of meteorological factors and nutrient levels on phytoplankton biomass in the cyanobacteria-dominated Waihai basin of Lake Dianchi. The interannual ln(chl. a) exhibited positive correlations with the mean air temperature, mean minimum air temperature, and mean maximum air temperature; in addition, a positive relationship between Δln(chl. a) and ΔTP was observed throughout the period. Additionally, ln(chl. a) exhibited a positive correlation with the TP concentration, negative correlations with the sunshine hours and wind speed during the dry season, and positive correlations with the TN and TP concentrations during the rainy season. Furthermore, TP was the most influential factor affecting cyanobacterial bloom dynamics throughout the entire period and during the dry season, and TN and TP were the most important factors during the rainy season, as determined by relative importance analysis. The results of this study based on interannual analysis demonstrated that both meteorological factors and nutrient levels have important roles in controlling cyanobacterial bloom dynamics. The relative importance of these factors may change according to precipitation patterns. Thus, climate change regulation and eutrophication management should be considered in strategies for bloom control. Decreasing the TP load should be prioritized throughout the entire period and during the dry season, and decreasing the TN and TP loads should be considered initially during the rainy season. In addition, further studies of more frequent and complete data acquired over a longer period of time should be conducted in the future.
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- Qichao Zhou
- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Pollution Process and Management of Plateau Lake-Watershed, Yunnan Institute of Environmental Science (Kunming China International Research Center for Plateau Lake), Kunming, 650034, China
- Taihu Laboratory for Lake Ecosystem Research, State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Taihu Laboratory for Lake Ecosystem Research, State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Pollution Process and Management of Plateau Lake-Watershed, Yunnan Institute of Environmental Science (Kunming China International Research Center for Plateau Lake), Kunming, 650034, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Pollution Process and Management of Plateau Lake-Watershed, Yunnan Institute of Environmental Science (Kunming China International Research Center for Plateau Lake), Kunming, 650034, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Pollution Process and Management of Plateau Lake-Watershed, Yunnan Institute of Environmental Science (Kunming China International Research Center for Plateau Lake), Kunming, 650034, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China.
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Local food web management increases resilience and buffers against global change effects on freshwaters. Sci Rep 2016; 6:29542. [PMID: 27386957 PMCID: PMC4937379 DOI: 10.1038/srep29542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Accepted: 06/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A major challenge for ecological research is to identify ways to improve resilience to climate-induced changes in order to secure the ecosystem functions of natural systems, as well as ecosystem services for human welfare. With respect to aquatic ecosystems, interactions between climate warming and the elevated runoff of humic substances (brownification) may strongly affect ecosystem functions and services. However, we hitherto lack the adaptive management tools needed to counteract such global-scale effects on freshwater ecosystems. Here we show, both experimentally and using monitoring data, that predicted climatic warming and brownification will reduce freshwater quality by exacerbating cyanobacterial growth and toxin levels. Furthermore, in a model based on long-term data from a natural system, we demonstrate that food web management has the potential to increase the resilience of freshwater systems against the growth of harmful cyanobacteria, and thereby that local efforts offer an opportunity to secure our water resources against some of the negative impacts of climate warming and brownification. This allows for novel policy action at a local scale to counteract effects of global-scale environmental change, thereby providing a buffer period and a safer operating space until climate mitigation strategies are effectively established.
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Descy JP, Leprieur F, Pirlot S, Leporcq B, Van Wichelen J, Peretyatko A, Teissier S, Codd G, Triest L, Vyverman W, Wilmotte A. Identifying the factors determining blooms of cyanobacteria in a set of shallow lakes. ECOL INFORM 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2016.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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WU Y, WANG Y, DU J, WANG Z, WU Q. Effects of yttrium under lead stress on growth and physiological characteristics of Microcystis aeruginosa. J RARE EARTH 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s1002-0721(16)60089-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Su JF, Ma M, Wei L, Ma F, Lu JS, Shao SC. Algicidal and denitrification characterization of Acinetobacter sp. J25 against Microcystis aeruginosa and microbial community in eutrophic landscape water. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2016; 107:233-239. [PMID: 27126181 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.03.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2016] [Revised: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 03/30/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Acinetobacter sp. J25 exhibited good denitrification and high algicidal activity against toxic Microcystis aeruginosa. Response surface methodology (RSM) experiments showed that the maximum algicidal ratio occurred under the following conditions: temperature, 30.46°C; M. aeruginosa density, 960,000cellsmL(-1); and inoculum, 23.75% (v/v). Of these, inoculum produced the maximum effect. In the eutrophic landscape water experiment, 10% bacterial culture was infected with M. aeruginosa cells in the landscape water. After 24days, the removal ratios of nitrate and chlorophyll-a were high, 100% and 87.86%, respectively. The denitrification rate was approximately 0.118mgNO3(-)-N·L(-1)·h(-1). Moreover, the high-throughput sequencing result showed that Acinetobacter sp. J25 was obviously beneficial for chlorophyll-a and nitrate removal performance in the eutrophic landscape water treatment. Therefore, strain J25 is promising for the simultaneous removal of chlorophyll-a and nitrate in the eutrophic landscape water treatment.
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- Jun Feng Su
- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, People's Republic of China; State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, People's Republic of China
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Watson SB, Miller C, Arhonditsis G, Boyer GL, Carmichael W, Charlton MN, Confesor R, Depew DC, Höök TO, Ludsin SA, Matisoff G, McElmurry SP, Murray MW, Peter Richards R, Rao YR, Steffen MM, Wilhelm SW. The re-eutrophication of Lake Erie: Harmful algal blooms and hypoxia. HARMFUL ALGAE 2016; 56:44-66. [PMID: 28073496 DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2016.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2015] [Revised: 04/21/2016] [Accepted: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Lake Erie supplies drinking water to more than 11 million consumers, processes millions of gallons of wastewater, provides important species habitat and supports a substantial industrial sector, with >$50 billion annual income to tourism, recreational boating, shipping, fisheries, and other industries. These and other key ecosystem services are currently threatened by an excess supply of nutrients, manifested in particular by increases in the magnitude and extent of harmful planktonic and benthic algal blooms (HABs) and hypoxia. Widespread concern for this important international waterbody has been manifested in a strong focus of scientific and public material on the subject, and commitments for Canada-US remedial actions in recent agreements among Federal, Provincial and State agencies. This review provides a retrospective synthesis of past and current nutrient inputs, impairments by planktonic and benthic HABs and hypoxia, modelling and Best Management Practices in the Lake Erie basin. The results demonstrate that phosphorus reduction is of primary importance, but the effects of climate, nitrogen and other factors should also be considered in the context of adaptive management. Actions to reduce nutrient levels by targeted Best Management Practices will likely need to be tailored for soil types, topography, and farming practices.
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- Susan B Watson
- Watershed Hydrology and Ecology Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, ON L7S 1A1, Canada.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Urban Watershed Environmental Research Group, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M1C 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435, USA
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- National Center for Water Quality Research, Heidelberg University, Tiffin, OH 44883, USA
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- Watershed Hydrology and Ecology Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, ON L7S 1A1, Canada
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2033, USA
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- Aquatic Ecology Laboratory, Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43212, USA
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- Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-7216, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Urban Watershed Environmental Research Group, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- National Wildlife Federation Great Lakes Regional Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA
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- Watershed Hydrology and Ecology Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, ON L7S 1A1, Canada
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- Department of Biology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-0845, USA
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Rangel LM, Ger KA, Silva LHS, Soares MCS, Faassen EJ, Lürling M. Toxicity Overrides Morphology on Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii Grazing Resistance to the Calanoid Copepod Eudiaptomus gracilis. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2016; 71:835-844. [PMID: 26888523 PMCID: PMC4823325 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-016-0734-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2015] [Accepted: 01/31/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Toxicity and morphology may function as defense mechanisms of bloom-forming cyanobacteria against zooplankton grazing. Yet, the relative importance of each of these factors and their plasticity remains poorly known. We tested the effects of chemical and morphological traits of the bloom-forming cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii on the feeding response of the selective feeder Eudiaptomus gracilis (Calanoida, Copepoda), using a saxitoxin-producing strain (STX+) and a non-saxitoxin (STX-)-producing strain as food. From these two chemotypes, we established cultures of three different morphotypes that differed in filament length (short, medium, and long) by incubating the strains at 17, 25, and 32 °C. We hypothesized that the inhibitory effects of saxitoxins determine the avoidance of C. raciborskii, and that morphology would only become relevant in the absence of saxitoxins. Temperature affected two traits: higher temperature resulted in significantly shorter filaments in both strains and led to much higher toxin contents in the STX+ strain (1.7 μg eq STX L(-1) at 17 °C, 7.9 μg eq STX L(-1) at 25 °C, and 25.1 μg eq STX L(-1) at 32 °C). Copepods strongly reduced the ingestion of the STX+ strain in comparison with STX- cultures, regardless of filament length. Conversely, consumption of shorter filaments was significantly higher in the STX- strain. The great plasticity of morphological and chemical traits of C. raciborskii and their resultant contrasting effects on the feeding behavior of zooplankton might explain the success of this cyanobacterium in a variety of aquatic environments.
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- Luciana M Rangel
- Departamento de Botânica - Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 20940-040, Brazil.
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
- Laboratório de Ecofisiologia e Toxicologia de Cianobactérias, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Avenida Carlos Chagas Filho, CCS-Bloco G-Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, 21941599, RJ, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Departamento de Botânica - Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 20940-040, Brazil
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- Departamento de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Aquatic Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Visser PM, Verspagen JMH, Sandrini G, Stal LJ, Matthijs HCP, Davis TW, Paerl HW, Huisman J. How rising CO 2 and global warming may stimulate harmful cyanobacterial blooms. HARMFUL ALGAE 2016; 54:145-159. [PMID: 28073473 DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2015.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 244] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Climate change is likely to stimulate the development of harmful cyanobacterial blooms in eutrophic waters, with negative consequences for water quality of many lakes, reservoirs and brackish ecosystems across the globe. In addition to effects of temperature and eutrophication, recent research has shed new light on the possible implications of rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Depletion of dissolved CO2 by dense cyanobacterial blooms creates a concentration gradient across the air-water interface. A steeper gradient at elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations will lead to a greater influx of CO2, which can be intercepted by surface-dwelling blooms, thus intensifying cyanobacterial blooms in eutrophic waters. Bloom-forming cyanobacteria display an unexpected diversity in CO2 responses, because different strains combine their uptake systems for CO2 and bicarbonate in different ways. The genetic composition of cyanobacterial blooms may therefore shift. In particular, strains with high-flux carbon uptake systems may benefit from the anticipated rise in inorganic carbon availability. Increasing temperatures also stimulate cyanobacterial growth. Many bloom-forming cyanobacteria and also green algae have temperature optima above 25°C, often exceeding the temperature optima of diatoms and dinoflagellates. Analysis of published data suggests that the temperature dependence of the growth rate of cyanobacteria exceeds that of green algae. Indirect effects of elevated temperature, like an earlier onset and longer duration of thermal stratification, may also shift the competitive balance in favor of buoyant cyanobacteria while eukaryotic algae are impaired by higher sedimentation losses. Furthermore, cyanobacteria differ from eukaryotic algae in that they can fix dinitrogen, and new insights show that the nitrogen-fixation activity of heterocystous cyanobacteria can be strongly stimulated at elevated temperatures. Models and lake studies indicate that the response of cyanobacterial growth to rising CO2 concentrations and elevated temperatures can be suppressed by nutrient limitation. The greatest response of cyanobacterial blooms to climate change is therefore expected to occur in eutrophic and hypertrophic lakes.
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- Petra M Visser
- Department of Aquatic Microbiology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 94248, 1090 GE Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Aquatic Microbiology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 94248, 1090 GE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Aquatic Microbiology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 94248, 1090 GE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Aquatic Microbiology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 94248, 1090 GE Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Marine Microbiology, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), P.O. Box 140, 4400 AC Yerseke, The Netherlands
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- Department of Aquatic Microbiology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 94248, 1090 GE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
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- Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 3431 Arendell Street, Morehead City, NC 28557, USA
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- Department of Aquatic Microbiology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 94248, 1090 GE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Burford MA, Beardall J, Willis A, Orr PT, Magalhaes VF, Rangel LM, Azevedo SMFOE, Neilan BA. Understanding the winning strategies used by the bloom-forming cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii. HARMFUL ALGAE 2016; 54:44-53. [PMID: 28073481 DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2015.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2015] [Accepted: 10/14/2015] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii is a widespread species increasingly being recorded in freshwater systems around the world. It is of particular concern because strains in some geographic areas are capable of producing toxins with implications for human and animal health. Studies of this species have increased rapidly in the last two decades, especially in the southern hemisphere where toxic strains are prevalent. A clearer picture is emerging of the strategies adopted by this species to bloom and out-compete other species. This species has a high level of flexibility with respect to light and nutrients, with higher temperatures and carbon dioxide also promoting growth. There are two types of toxins produced by C. raciborskii: cylindrospermopsins (CYNs) and saxitoxins (STXs). The toxins CYNs are constitutively produced irrespective of environmental conditions and the ecological or physiological role is unclear, while STXs appear to serve as protection against high salinity and/or water hardness. It is also apparent that strains of this species can vary substantially in their physiological responses to environmental conditions, including CYNs production, and this may explain discrepancies in findings from studies in different geographical areas. The combination of a flexible strategy with respect to environmental conditions, and variability in strain response makes it a challenging species to manage. Our ability to improve bloom prediction will rely on a more detailed understanding of the complex physiology of this species.
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- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
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- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia.
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- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia; School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
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- Institute of Biophysics Carlos Chagas Filho - CCS, Federal University of Rio, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil.
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- Institute of Biophysics Carlos Chagas Filho - CCS, Federal University of Rio, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil.
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- Institute of Biophysics Carlos Chagas Filho - CCS, Federal University of Rio, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil.
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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Hartnell DM, Chapman IJ, Esteban GF, Franklin DJ. Exploiting eco-physiological niche to facilitate the separation of the freshwater cyanobacteria Microcystis sp. and Synechococcus sp. J Microbiol Methods 2016; 122:13-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2016.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2015] [Revised: 01/04/2016] [Accepted: 01/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Török P, T‐Krasznai E, B‐Béres V, Bácsi I, Borics G, Tóthmérész B. Functional diversity supports the biomass–diversity humped‐back relationship in phytoplankton assemblages. Funct Ecol 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Péter Török
- MTA‐DE Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Research Group PO Box 71 H‐4010 Debrecen Hungary
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- Environmental Laboratory Department of Environment and Conservation Hajdú‐Bihar County Government Office Hatvan street 16 H‐4025 Debrecen Hungary
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- Environmental Laboratory Department of Environment and Conservation Hajdú‐Bihar County Government Office Hatvan street 16 H‐4025 Debrecen Hungary
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- Department of Hydrobiology University of Debrecen PO Box 57 H‐4010 Debrecen Hungary
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- Department of Tisza Research MTA Centre for Ecological Research 18/c., Bem square H‐4026 Debrecen Hungary
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- MTA‐DE Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Research Group PO Box 71 H‐4010 Debrecen Hungary
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Wilkinson A, Hondzo M, Guala M. Effect of Small-Scale Turbulence on the Growth and Metabolism of <i>Microcystis aeruginosa</i>. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.4236/aim.2016.65034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Mariani MA, Padedda BM, Kaštovský J, Buscarinu P, Sechi N, Virdis T, Lugliè A. Effects of trophic status on microcystin production and the dominance of cyanobacteria in the phytoplankton assemblage of Mediterranean reservoirs. Sci Rep 2015; 5:17964. [PMID: 26648532 PMCID: PMC4673696 DOI: 10.1038/srep17964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2015] [Accepted: 11/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The aim of our study was to evaluate the abundance of cyanobacteria and microcystins in four Sardinian reservoirs (Italy) characterised by different trophic status to define a reference picture for future changes. Increasing levels of eutrophication and the abundance of cyanobacteria are expected to occur due to climate change, especially in the southern Mediterranean. Consequently, an in-depth study of the occurrence of harmful cyanobacteria is important to develop appropriate management strategies for water resources at a local scale. Monthly samples were collected at one station in each reservoir over an 18-month period. The Analysis of similarity indicated that cyanobacterial abundance and species composition differed significantly among the reservoirs. The Redundancy analysis highlighted their relationship to trophic, hydrological and seasonal patterns. Spearman’s analysis indicated that there were significant correlations among the most important species (Planktothrix agardhii–rubescens group, Aphanizomenon flos-aquae and Dolichospermum planctonicum), nutrients and microcystins. We highlighted that the species composition during periods of maximum microcystin concentrations differed from those typically reported for other Mediterranean sites. We found new potential microcystin producers (Aphanizomenon klebahnii, Dolichospermum macrosporum and Dolichospermum viguieri), which emphasised the high diversity of cyanobacteria in the Mediterranean area and the need for detailed research at the local scale.
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- Maria Antonietta Mariani
- University of Sassari, Dipartimento di Architettura, Design e Urbanistica, Via Piandanna 4, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- University of Sassari, Dipartimento di Architettura, Design e Urbanistica, Via Piandanna 4, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Science, Department of Botany, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Ente acque della Sardegna, Settore della limnologia degli invasi, Viale Elmas 116, 09122 Cagliari, Italy
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- University of Sassari, Dipartimento di Architettura, Design e Urbanistica, Via Piandanna 4, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Ente acque della Sardegna, Settore della limnologia degli invasi, Viale Elmas 116, 09122 Cagliari, Italy
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- University of Sassari, Dipartimento di Architettura, Design e Urbanistica, Via Piandanna 4, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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Ma WX, Huang TL, Li X, Zhang HH, Ju T. Impact of short-term climate variation and hydrology change on thermal structure and water quality of a canyon-shaped, stratified reservoir. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:18372-18380. [PMID: 26194232 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4764-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2014] [Accepted: 05/20/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Climate variation can have obvious effects on hydrologic conditions, which in turn can have direct consequences for the thermal regime and quality of water for human use. In this research, weekly surveys were conducted from 2011 to 2013 to investigate how changes of climate and hydrology affect the thermal regime and water quality at the Heihe Reservoir. Our results show that the hydrology change during the flooding season can both increase the oxygen concentration and accelerate the consumption of dissolved oxygen. Continuous heavy rainfall events occurred in September 2011 caused the mixing of the entire reservoir, which led to an increase in dissolved oxygen at the bottom until the next year. Significant turbid density flow was observed following the extreme rainfall events in 2012 which leading to a rapid increase in turbidity at the bottom (up to 3000 NTU). Though the dissolved oxygen at the bottom increased from 0 to 9.02 mg/L after the rainfall event, it became anoxic within 20 days due to the increase of water oxygen demand caused by the suspended matter brought by the storm runoff. The release of compounds from the sediments was more serious during the anaerobic period after the rainfall events and the concentration of total iron, total phosphorus, and total manganese at the bottom reached 1.778, 0.102, and 0.125 mg/L. The improved water-lifting aerators kept on running after the storm runoff occurred in 2013 to avoid the deterioration of water quality during anaerobic conditions and ensured the good water quality during the mixing period. Our results suggest preventive and remediation actions that are necessary to improve water quality and status.
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- Wei-Xing Ma
- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Yanta Road 13, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710055, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Yanta Road 13, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710055, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Yanta Road 13, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710055, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Yanta Road 13, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710055, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Yanta Road 13, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710055, People's Republic of China
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Ibelings BW, Backer LC, Kardinaal WEA, Chorus I. Current approaches to cyanotoxin risk assessment and risk management around the globe. HARMFUL ALGAE 2015; 49:63-74. [PMID: 26435706 PMCID: PMC4587991 DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2014.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Toxic cyanobacteria became more widely recognized as a potential health hazard in the 1990s, and in 1998 the World Health Organization (WHO) first published a provisional Guideline Value of 1 μg L-1 for microcystin-LR in drinking-water. In this publication we compare risk assessment and risk management of toxic cyanobacteria in 17 countries across all five continents. We focus on the three main (oral) exposure vehicles to cyanotoxins: drinking-water, water related recreational and freshwater seafood. Most countries have implemented the provisional WHO Guideline Value, some as legally binding standard, to ensure the distribution of safe drinking-water with respect to microcystins. Regulation, however, also needs to address the possible presence of a wide range of other cyanotoxins and bioactive compounds, for which no guideline values can be derived due to insufficient toxicological data. The presence of microcystins (commonly expressed as microcystin-LR equivalents) may be used as proxy for overall guidance on risk management, but this simplification may miss certain risks, for instance from dissolved fractions of cylindrospermopsin and cyanobacterial neurotoxins. An alternative approach, often taken for risk assessment and management in recreational waters, is to regulate cyanobacterial presence - as cell numbers or biomass - rather than individual toxins. Here, many countries have implemented a two or three tier alert level system with incremental severity. These systems define the levels where responses are switched from Surveillance to Alert and finally to Action Mode and they specify the short-term actions that follow. Surface bloom formation is commonly judged to be a significant risk because of the elevated concentration of microcystins in a scum. Countries have based their derivations of legally binding standards, guideline values, maximally allowed concentrations (or limits named otherwise) on very similar scientific methodology, but underlying assumptions such as bloom duration, average body size and the amount of water consumed while swimming vary according to local circumstances. Furthermore, for toxins with incomplete toxicological data elements of expert judgment become more relevant and this also leads to a larger degree of variation between countries' thresholds triggering certain actions. Cyanobacterial blooms and their cyanotoxin content are a highly variable phenomenon, largely depending on local conditions, and likely concentrations can be assessed and managed best if the specific conditions of the locality are known and their impact on bloom occurrence are understood. Risk Management Frameworks, such as for example the Water Safety Plan concept of the WHO and the 'bathing water profile' of the European Union are suggested to be effective approaches for preventing human exposure by managing toxic cyanobacteria from catchment to consumer for drinking water and at recreational sites.
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- Bas W. Ibelings
- Institute F.-A. Forel and Institute of Environmental Sciences University of Geneva, 10 Route de Suisse, 1290 Versoix, Switzerland
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- National Center for Environmental Health, 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS F-57, Chamblee, GA 30341, USA
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- KWR, Watercycle Research Institute, Groningenhaven 7, 3433 PE Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- German Federal Environment Agency, Corrensplatz 1, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Louati I, Pascault N, Debroas D, Bernard C, Humbert JF, Leloup J. Structural Diversity of Bacterial Communities Associated with Bloom-Forming Freshwater Cyanobacteria Differs According to the Cyanobacterial Genus. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0140614. [PMID: 26579722 PMCID: PMC4651346 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2015] [Accepted: 09/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The factors and processes driving cyanobacterial blooms in eutrophic freshwater ecosystems have been extensively studied in the past decade. A growing number of these studies concern the direct or indirect interactions between cyanobacteria and heterotrophic bacteria. The presence of bacteria that are directly attached or immediately adjacent to cyanobacterial cells suggests that intense nutrient exchanges occur between these microorganisms. In order to determine if there is a specific association between cyanobacteria and bacteria, we compared the bacterial community composition during two cyanobacteria blooms of Anabaena (filamentous and N2-fixing) and Microcystis (colonial and non-N2 fixing) that occurred successively within the same lake. Using high-throughput sequencing, we revealed a clear distinction between associated and free-living communities and between cyanobacterial genera. The interactions between cyanobacteria and bacteria appeared to be based on dissolved organic matter degradation and on N recycling, both for N2-fixing and non N2-fixing cyanobacteria. Thus, the genus and potentially the species of cyanobacteria and its metabolic capacities appeared to select for the bacterial community in the phycosphere.
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- Imen Louati
- iEES-PARIS, UMR 7618 (UPMC-CNRS-INRA-IRD-UPEC-Paris Diderot), UPMC, Paris, France
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- iEES-PARIS, UMR 7618 (UPMC-CNRS-INRA-IRD-UPEC-Paris Diderot), UPMC, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Microorganismes: Génome et Environnement, UMR CNRS 6023, Clermont Université Blaise Pascal, Aubière, France
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- MCAM MNHN, UMR CNRS 7245, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France
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- iEES-PARIS, UMR 7618 (UPMC-CNRS-INRA-IRD-UPEC-Paris Diderot), UPMC, Paris, France
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Predicting ecosystem function from environmental conditions is a central goal of ecosystem ecology. However, many traditional ecosystem models are tailored for specific regions or ecosystem types, requiring several regional models to predict the same function. Alternatively, trait-based approaches have been effectively used to predict community structure in both terrestrial and aquatic environments and ecosystem function in a limited number of terrestrial examples. Here, we test the efficacy of a trait-based model in predicting gross primary production (GPP) in lake ecosystems. We incorporated data from >1000 United States lakes along with laboratory-generated phytoplankton trait data to build a trait-based model of GPP and then validated the model with GPP observations from a separate set of globally distributed lakes. The trait-based model performed as well as or outperformed two ecosystem models both spatially and temporally, demonstrating the efficacy of trait-based models for predicting ecosystem function over a range of environmental conditions.
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Lei L, Li C, Peng L, Han BP. Competition between toxic and non-toxic Microcystis aeruginosa and its ecological implication. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2015; 24:1411-8. [PMID: 25850752 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-015-1456-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/31/2015] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The frequency of toxic cyanobacterial blooms has increased in recent decades, but the factors that regulate the dominance of toxin-producing cyanobacteria over non-toxin-producing strains of one species are still obscure. This study examined the effects of temperature, light intensity, nitrate and phosphate on the dominance of MC-producing and non-MC-producing strains of Microcystis aeruginosa in monoculture and co-culture experiments. In the monoculture experiments, growth rates of the non-MC-producing strain were higher than those of the MC-producing strain under the same growth conditions. However, at the end of the co-culture experiments, the MC-producing strain became surprisingly dominant in all treatments except when treated with extreme low phosphate concentrations. Higher temperatures and nutrient levels can shift the dominance more quickly towards the toxic strain. The dominance may be explained by allelopathic interactions through allelochemicals and other secondary metabolites, but not MC. Environmental factors such as extremely low phosphate content may exert an indirect effect on strain dominance by changing the production of allelochemicals. Our findings highlight the complications in predicting competitive outcome for cyanobacterial strains in natural environments.
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- Lamei Lei
- Department of Ecology and Key Laboratory of Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
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- Department of Ecology and Key Laboratory of Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Ecology and Key Laboratory of Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Ecology and Key Laboratory of Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
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Mohamed ZA, Deyab MA, Abou-Dobara MI, El-Sayed AK, El-Raghi WM. Occurrence of cyanobacteria and microcystin toxins in raw and treated waters of the Nile River, Egypt: implication for water treatment and human health. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:11716-11727. [PMID: 25854210 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4420-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2014] [Accepted: 03/20/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Monitoring of cyanobacteria and their associated toxins has intensified in raw water sources of drinking water treatment plants (WTPs) in most countries of the world. However, it is not explored yet for Egyptian WTPs. Therefore, this study was undertaken to investigate the occurrence of cyanobacteria and their microcystin (MC) toxins in the Nile River source water of Damietta WTP during warm months (April-September 2013) and to evaluate the removal efficiency of both cyanobacterial cells and MCs by conventional methods used in this plant as a representative of Egyptian drinking WTPs. The results showed that the source water at the intake of Damietta WTP contained dense cyanobacterial population (1.1-6.6 × 107 cells L(-1)) dominated by Microcystis aeruginosa. This bloom was found to produce MC-RR and MC-LR. Both cyanobacterial cell density and intracellular MCs in the intake source water increased with the increase in temperature and nutrients during the study period, with maximum values obtained in August. During treatment processes, cyanobacterial cells were incompletely removed by coagulation/flocculation/sedimentation (C/F/S; 91-96.8%) or sand filtration (93.3-98.9%). Coagulation/flocculation induced the release of MCs into the ambient water, and the toxins were not completely removed or degraded during further treatment stages (filtration and chlorination). MCs in outflow tank water were detected in high concentrations (1.1-3.6 μg L - 1), exceeding WHO provisional guideline value of 1 μg L - 1 for MC-LR in drinking water. Based on this study, regular monitoring of cyanobacteria and their cyanotoxins in the intake source water and at different stages at all WTPs is necessary to provide safe drinking water to consumers or to prevent exposure of consumers to hazardous cyanobacterial metabolites.
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- Zakaria A Mohamed
- Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag, 82524, Egypt,
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Weenink EFJ, Luimstra VM, Schuurmans JM, Van Herk MJ, Visser PM, Matthijs HCP. Combatting cyanobacteria with hydrogen peroxide: a laboratory study on the consequences for phytoplankton community and diversity. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:714. [PMID: 26257710 PMCID: PMC4510418 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Accepted: 06/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Experiments with different phytoplankton densities in lake samples showed that a high biomass increases the rate of hydrogen peroxide (HP) degradation and decreases the effectiveness of HP in the selective suppression of dominant cyanobacteria. However, selective application of HP requires usage of low doses only, accordingly this defines the limits for use in lake mitigation. To acquire insight into the impact of HP on other phytoplankton species, we have followed the succession of three phytoplankton groups in lake samples that were treated with different concentrations of HP using a taxa-specific fluorescence emission test. This fast assay reports relatively well on coarse changes in the phytoplankton community; the measured data and the counts from microscopical analysis of the phytoplankton matched quite well. The test was used to pursue HP application in a Planktothrix agardhii-dominated lake sample and displayed a promising shift in the phytoplankton community in only a few weeks. From a low-diversity community, a change to a status with a significantly higher diversity and increased abundance of eukaryotic phytoplankton species was established. Experiments in which treated samples were re-inoculated with original P. agardhii-rich lake water demonstrated prolonged suppression of cyanobacteria, and displayed a remarkable stability of the newly developed post-HP treatment state of the phytoplankton community.
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- Erik F. J. Weenink
- Department of Aquatic Microbiology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Aquatic Microbiology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands
- Wetsus, Center of Excellence for Sustainable Water TechnologyLeeuwarden, Netherlands
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- Department of Aquatic Microbiology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Aquatic Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW)Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Aquatic Microbiology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Aquatic Microbiology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands
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Evaluation of a Modified Monod Model for Predicting Algal Dynamics in Lake Tai. WATER 2015. [DOI: 10.3390/w7073626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Pinkney AE, Driscoll CT, Evers DC, Hooper MJ, Horan J, Jones JW, Lazarus RS, Marshall HG, Milliken A, Rattner BA, Schmerfeld J, Sparling DW. Interactive effects of climate change with nutrients, mercury, and freshwater acidification on key taxa in the North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative region. INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT 2015; 11:355-69. [PMID: 25556986 DOI: 10.1002/ieam.1612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2014] [Revised: 06/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/12/2014] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative LCC (NA LCC) is a public-private partnership that provides information to support conservation decisions that may be affected by global climate change (GCC) and other threats. The NA LCC region extends from southeast Virginia to the Canadian Maritime Provinces. Within this region, the US National Climate Assessment documented increases in air temperature, total precipitation, frequency of heavy precipitation events, and rising sea level, and predicted more drastic changes. Here, we synthesize literature on the effects of GCC interacting with selected contaminant, nutrient, and environmental processes to adversely affect natural resources within this region. Using a case study approach, we focused on 3 stressors with sufficient NA LCC region-specific information for an informed discussion. We describe GCC interactions with a contaminant (Hg) and 2 complex environmental phenomena-freshwater acidification and eutrophication. We also prepared taxa case studies on GCC- and GCC-contaminant/nutrient/process effects on amphibians and freshwater mussels. Several avian species of high conservation concern have blood Hg concentrations that have been associated with reduced nesting success. Freshwater acidification has adversely affected terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in the Adirondacks and other areas of the region that are slowly recovering due to decreased emissions of N and sulfur oxides. Eutrophication in many estuaries within the region is projected to increase from greater storm runoff and less denitrification in riparian wetlands. Estuarine hypoxia may be exacerbated by increased stratification. Elevated water temperature favors algal species that produce harmful algal blooms (HABs). In several of the region's estuaries, HABs have been associated with bird die-offs. In the NA LCC region, amphibian populations appear to be declining. Some species may be adversely affected by GCC through higher temperatures and more frequent droughts. GCC may affect freshwater mussel populations via altered stream temperatures and increased sediment loading during heavy storms. Freshwater mussels are sensitive to un-ionized ammonia that more toxic at higher temperatures. We recommend studying the interactive effects of GCC on generation and bioavailability of methylmercury and how GCC-driven shifts in bird species distributions will affect avian exposure to methylmercury. Research is needed on how decreases in acid deposition concurrent with GCC will alter the structure and function of sensitive watersheds and surface waters. Studies are needed to determine how GCC will affect HABs and avian disease, and how more severe and extensive hypoxia will affect fish and shellfish populations. Regarding amphibians, we suggest research on 1) thermal tolerance and moisture requirements of species of concern, 2) effects of multiple stressors (temperature, desiccation, contaminants, nutrients), and 3) approaches to mitigate impacts of increased temperature and seasonal drought. We recommend studies to assess which mussel species and populations are vulnerable and which are resilient to rising stream temperatures, hydrological shifts, and ionic pollutants, all of which are influenced by GCC.
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- Alfred E Pinkney
- US Fish and Wildlife Service, Chesapeake Bay Field Office, Annapolis, Maryland
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA
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- Columbia Environmental Research Center, US Geological Survey, Columbia, Missouri
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- US Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Regional Office, Hadley, Massachusetts
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- US Fish and Wildlife Service, Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, Virginia
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- Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, US Geological Survey, Beltsville, Maryland
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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- US Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Regional Office, Hadley, Massachusetts
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- Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, US Geological Survey, Beltsville, Maryland
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- US Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Refuges, Arlington, Virginia
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- Department of Zoology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, USA
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Antunes JT, Leão PN, Vasconcelos VM. Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii: review of the distribution, phylogeography, and ecophysiology of a global invasive species. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:473. [PMID: 26042108 PMCID: PMC4435233 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2015] [Accepted: 04/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii is a cyanobacterial species extensively studied for its toxicity, bloom formation and invasiveness potential, which have consequences to public and environmental health. Its current geographical distribution, spanning different climates, suggests that C. raciborskii has acquired the status of a cosmopolitan species. From phylogeography studies, a tropical origin for this species seems convincing, with different conjectural routes of expansion toward temperate climates. This expansion may be a result of the species physiological plasticity, or of the existence of different ecotypes with distinct environmental requirements. In particular, C. raciborskii is known to tolerate wide temperature and light regimes and presents diverse nutritional strategies. This cyanobacterium is also thought to have benefited from climate change conditions, regarding its invasiveness into temperate climates. Other factors, recently put forward, such as allelopathy, may also be important to its expansion. The effect of C. raciborskii in the invaded communities is still mostly unknown but may strongly disturb species diversity at different trophic levels. In this review we present an up-to-date account of the distribution, phylogeography, ecophysiology, as well some preliminary reports of the impact of C. raciborskii in different organisms.
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- Jorge T Antunes
- Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto , Porto, Portugal ; Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto , Porto, Portugal
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto , Porto, Portugal
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- Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto , Porto, Portugal ; Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto , Porto, Portugal
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Gleason FH, Jephcott TG, Küpper FC, Gerphagnon M, Sime-Ngando T, Karpov SA, Guillou L, van Ogtrop FF. Potential roles for recently discovered chytrid parasites in the dynamics of harmful algal blooms. FUNGAL BIOL REV 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbr.2015.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Qin B, Li W, Zhu G, Zhang Y, Wu T, Gao G. Cyanobacterial bloom management through integrated monitoring and forecasting in large shallow eutrophic Lake Taihu (China). JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2015; 287:356-63. [PMID: 25679801 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.01.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2014] [Revised: 12/26/2014] [Accepted: 01/20/2015] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The large shallow eutrophic Lake Taihu in China has long suffered from eutrophication and toxic cyanobacterial blooms. Despite considerable efforts to divert effluents from the watershed, the cyanobacterial blooms still reoccur and persist throughout summer. To mitigate cyanobacterial bloom pollution risk, a large scale integrated monitoring and forecasting system was developed, and a series of emergency response measures were instigated based on early warning. This system has been in place for 2009-2012. With this integrated monitoring system, it was found that the detectable maximum and average cyanobacterial bloom area were similar to that before drinking water crisis, indicating that poor eutrophic status and cyanobacterial bloom had persisted without significant alleviation. It also revealed that cyanobacterial bloom would occur after the intense storm, which may be associated with the increase in buoyance of cyanobacterial colonies. Although the cyanobacterial blooms had persisted during the monitoring period, there had been a reduction in frequency and intensity of the cyanobacterial bloom induced black water agglomerates (a phenomenon of algal bloom death decay to release a large amount black dissolved organic matter), and there have been no further drinking water crises. This monitoring and response strategy can reduce the cyanobacterial bloom pollution risk, but cannot reduce eutrophication and cyanobacterial blooms, problems which will take decades to resolve.
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- Boqiang Qin
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academic of Sciences, 73 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academic of Sciences, 73 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academic of Sciences, 73 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academic of Sciences, 73 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academic of Sciences, 73 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academic of Sciences, 73 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China
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Zhou YL, Jiang HL, Cai HY. To prevent the occurrence of black water agglomerate through delaying decomposition of cyanobacterial bloom biomass by sediment microbial fuel cell. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2015; 287:7-15. [PMID: 25621829 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.01.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2014] [Revised: 01/10/2015] [Accepted: 01/12/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Settlement of cyanobacterial bloom biomass (CBB) into sediments in eutrophic lakes often induced the occurrence of black water agglomerate and then water quality deterioration. This study investigated the effect of sediment microbial fuel cell (SMFC) on CBB removal in sediments and related water pollution. Sediment bulking and subsequent black water from decomposition of settled CBB happened without SMFC, but were not observed over 100-day experiments with SMFC employment. While CBB in sediments improved power production from SMFC, the removal efficiency of organic matters in CBB-amended sediments with SMFC was significantly lower than that without SMFC. Pyrosequencing analysis showed higher abundances of the fermentative Clostridium and acetoclastic methanogen in CBB-amended bulk sediments without SMFC than with SMFC at the end of experiments. Obviously, SMFC operation changed the microbial community in CBB-amended sediments, and delayed the CBB degradation against sediment bulking. Thus, SMFC could be potentially applied as pollution prevention in CBB-settled and sensitive zones in shallow lakes.
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- Yan-Li Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China; Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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Simm S, Keller M, Selymesi M, Schleiff E. The composition of the global and feature specific cyanobacterial core-genomes. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:219. [PMID: 25852675 PMCID: PMC4365693 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2014] [Accepted: 03/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic prokaryotes important for many ecosystems with a high potential for biotechnological usage e.g., in the production of bioactive molecules. Either asks for a deep understanding of the functionality of cyanobacteria and their interaction with the environment. This in part can be inferred from the analysis of their genomes or proteomes. Today, many cyanobacterial genomes have been sequenced and annotated. This information can be used to identify biological pathways present in all cyanobacteria as proteins involved in such processes are encoded by a so called core-genome. However, beside identification of fundamental processes, genes specific for certain cyanobacterial features can be identified by a holistic genome analysis as well. We identified 559 genes that define the core-genome of 58 analyzed cyanobacteria, as well as three genes likely to be signature genes for thermophilic and 57 genes likely to be signature genes for heterocyst-forming cyanobacteria. To get insights into cyanobacterial systems for the interaction with the environment we also inspected the diversity of the outer membrane proteome with focus on β-barrel proteins. We observed that most of the transporting outer membrane β-barrel proteins are not globally conserved in the cyanobacterial phylum. In turn, the occurrence of β-barrel proteins shows high strain specificity. The core set of outer membrane proteins globally conserved in cyanobacteria comprises three proteins only, namely the outer membrane β-barrel assembly protein Omp85, the lipid A transfer protein LptD, and an OprB-type porin. Thus, we conclude that cyanobacteria have developed individual strategies for the interaction with the environment, while other intracellular processes like the regulation of the protein homeostasis are globally conserved.
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- Stefan Simm
- Department of Biosciences, Molecular Cell Biology of Plants, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Biosciences, Molecular Cell Biology of Plants, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Biosciences, Molecular Cell Biology of Plants, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Biosciences, Molecular Cell Biology of Plants, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany ; Cluster of Excellence Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany ; Center of Membrane Proteomics, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany ; Buchmann Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Blue-Green Algae in a “Greenhouse Century”? New Insights from Field Data on Climate Change Impacts on Cyanobacteria Abundance. Ecosystems 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10021-014-9837-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cottingham KL, Ewing HA, Greer ML, Carey CC, Weathers KC. Cyanobacteria as biological drivers of lake nitrogen and phosphorus cycling. Ecosphere 2015. [DOI: 10.1890/es14-00174.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Liu Z, Zhou L, Liu D, Zhu Q, Chen W. Inhibitory mechanisms of Acacia mearnsii extracts on the growth of Microcystis aeruginosa. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2015; 71:856-861. [PMID: 25812094 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2015.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Our previous work revealed that Acacia mearnsii extract can inhibit the growth of Microcystis aeruginosa, the common species forming toxic cyanobacterial blooms in eutrophic freshwater. In the present study, we demonstrated that this plant extract can significantly increase cell membrane permeability and Ca²⁺/Mg²⁺-ATPase activity on the membrane. Long-term exposure to concentrations of 20 ppm A. mearnsii extract led to algal cell membrane leakage or even lysis. Comparison of expression of three photosynthesis-related genes (rbcL, psaB and psbD) in M. aeruginosa with and without plant extract treatment revealed that their expression was remarkably reduced in the presence of the extract. Down-regulation of photosynthesis-related genes could indicate the inhibition of the photosynthetic process. Thus, our results suggested that both photosynthetic systems and membranes of M. aeruginosa are potentially damaged by A. mearnsii extract.
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- Zhibin Liu
- * Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- * Architecture & Environment Department, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan, China E-mail: *Both authors contributed equally to this work
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- * Architecture & Environment Department, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan, China E-mail: *Both authors contributed equally to this work
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- * Architecture & Environment Department, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan, China E-mail: *Both authors contributed equally to this work
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- * Architecture & Environment Department, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan, China E-mail: *Both authors contributed equally to this work
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Rigosi A, Hanson P, Hamilton DP, Hipsey M, Rusak JA, Bois J, Sparber K, Chorus I, Watkinson AJ, Qin B, Kim B, Brookes JD. Determining the probability of cyanobacterial blooms: the application of Bayesian networks in multiple lake systems. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS : A PUBLICATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2015; 25:186-199. [PMID: 26255367 DOI: 10.1890/13-1677.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A Bayesian network model was developed to assess the combined influence of nutrient conditions and climate on the occurrence of cyanobacterial blooms within lakes of diverse hydrology and nutrient supply. Physicochemical, biological, and meteorological observations were collated from 20 lakes located at different latitudes and characterized by a range of sizes and trophic states. Using these data, we built a Bayesian network to (1) analyze the sensitivity of cyanobacterial bloom development to different environmental factors and (2) determine the probability that cyanobacterial blooms would occur. Blooms were classified in three categories of hazard (low, moderate, and high) based on cell abundances. The most important factors determining cyanobacterial bloom occurrence were water temperature, nutrient availability, and the ratio of mixing depth to euphotic depth. The probability of cyanobacterial blooms was evaluated under different combinations of total phosphorus and water temperature. The Bayesian network was then applied to quantify the probability of blooms under a future climate warming scenario. The probability of the "high hazardous" category of cyanobacterial blooms increased 5% in response to either an increase in water temperature of 0.8°C (initial water temperature above 24°C) or an increase in total phosphorus from 0.01 mg/L to 0.02 mg/L. Mesotrophic lakes were particularly vulnerable to warming. Reducing nutrient concentrations counteracts the increased cyanobacterial risk associated with higher temperatures.
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Xu H, Jiang H, Yu G, Yang L. Towards understanding the role of extracellular polymeric substances in cyanobacterial Microcystis aggregation and mucilaginous bloom formation. CHEMOSPHERE 2014; 117:815-822. [PMID: 25465953 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.10.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2014] [Revised: 08/27/2014] [Accepted: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The development of mucilaginous cyanobacterial Microcystis blooms is a serious environmental and ecological problem, and information on the bloom-formation mechanism has been lacking until now. The aggregation of microbial cells was attributed to the matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). In this study, the quantitative role of EPS matrix in Microcystis aggregation and mucilaginous bloom formation was investigated. The results showed that when EPS matrix was extracted, the aggregation abilities decreased by 27.6% and 57.4% for the lab-cultured Microcystis suspension and the field-sampled Microcystis aggregates, respectively. The extended DLVO theory revealed that EPS extraction increased the energy barrier and the values of the second energy minimum, which accounted for the deteriorated aggregation. Further analysis showed an increasing attraction energy of EPS matrix during the Microcystis bloom development, whereas the predominant contribution originated from tightly bound EPS (TB-EPS) and loosely bound EPS (LB-EPS) for the lab-cultured and field-sampled Microcystis samples. The heterogeneous energy contribution of EPS subfractions was found to be associated with the variations in organic contents. Specifically, Microcystis aggregates exhibited a higher organic content of TB-EPS than of LB-EPS compared with the lab-cultured Microcystis suspension, whereas organic content in only the LB-EPS fraction for the bloom samples was significantly higher (p < 0.01) than that of the Microcystis aggregates. Based on these results, a conceptual model of EPS function was proposed in which TB-EPS plays an important role in the formation of Microcystis aggregates, after which LB-EPS contributed to the subsequent development from Microcystis aggregates to mucilaginous bloom formation.
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- Huacheng Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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Modelling ecosystem structure and trophic interactions in a typical cyanobacterial bloom-dominated shallow Lake Dianchi, China. Ecol Modell 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2014.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The influence of physical and physiological processes on the spatial heterogeneity of a Microcystis bloom in a stratified reservoir. Ecol Modell 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2014.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cai H, Jiang H, Krumholz LR, Yang Z. Bacterial community composition of size-fractioned aggregates within the phycosphere of cyanobacterial blooms in a eutrophic freshwater lake. PLoS One 2014; 9:e102879. [PMID: 25144467 PMCID: PMC4140718 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2014] [Accepted: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Bacterial community composition of different sized aggregates within the Microcystis cyanobacterial phycosphere were determined during summer and fall in Lake Taihu, a eutrophic lake in eastern China. Bloom samples taken in August and September represent healthy bloom biomass, whereas samples from October represent decomposing bloom biomass. To improve our understanding of the complex interior structure in the phycosphere, bloom samples were separated into large (>100 µm), medium (10-100 µm) and small (0.2-10 µm) size aggregates. Species richness and library coverage indicated that pyrosequencing recovered a large bacterial diversity. The community of each size aggregate was highly organized, indicating highly specific conditions within the Microcystis phycosphere. While the communities of medium and small-size aggregates clustered together in August and September samples, large- and medium-size aggregate communities in the October sample were grouped together and distinct from small-size aggregate community. Pronounced changes in the absolute and relative percentages of the dominant genus from the two most important phyla Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes were observed among the various size aggregates. Bacterial species on large and small-size aggregates likely have the ability to degrade high and low molecular weight compounds, respectively. Thus, there exists a spatial differentiation of bacterial taxa within the phycosphere, possibly operating in sequence and synergy to catalyze the turnover of complex organic matters.
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- Haiyuan Cai
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
- * E-mail:
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, United States of America
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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Microbial community study in newly established Qingcaosha Reservoir of Shanghai, China. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 98:9849-58. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5928-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2014] [Revised: 06/28/2014] [Accepted: 07/01/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Couture RM, Tominaga K, Starrfelt J, Moe SJ, Kaste Ø, Wright RF. Modelling phosphorus loading and algal blooms in a Nordic agricultural catchment-lake system under changing land-use and climate. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. PROCESSES & IMPACTS 2014; 16:1588-1599. [PMID: 24622900 DOI: 10.1039/c3em00630a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A model network comprising climate models, a hydrological model, a catchment-scale model for phosphorus biogeochemistry, and a lake thermodynamics and plankton dynamics model was used to simulate phosphorus loadings, total phosphorus and chlorophyll concentrations in Lake Vansjø, Southern Norway. The model network was automatically calibrated against time series of hydrological, chemical and biological observations in the inflowing river and in the lake itself using a Markov Chain Monte-Carlo (MCMC) algorithm. Climate projections from three global climate models (GCM: HadRM3, ECHAM5r3 and BCM) were used. The GCM model HadRM3 predicted the highest increase in temperature and precipitation and yielded the highest increase in total phosphorus and chlorophyll concentrations in the lake basin over the scenario period of 2031-2060. Despite the significant impact of climate change on these aspects of water quality, it is minimal when compared to the much larger effect of changes in land-use. The results suggest that implementing realistic abatement measures will remain a viable approach to improving water quality in the context of climate change.
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- Raoul-Marie Couture
- Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Gaustadalléen 21, 0349 Oslo, Norway.
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Chen M, Ye TR, Krumholz LR, Jiang HL. Temperature and cyanobacterial bloom biomass influence phosphorous cycling in eutrophic lake sediments. PLoS One 2014; 9:e93130. [PMID: 24682039 PMCID: PMC3969358 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2013] [Accepted: 02/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Cyanobacterial blooms frequently occur in freshwater lakes, subsequently, substantial amounts of decaying cyanobacterial bloom biomass (CBB) settles onto the lake sediments where anaerobic mineralization reactions prevail. Coupled Fe/S cycling processes can influence the mobilization of phosphorus (P) in sediments, with high releases often resulting in eutrophication. To better understand eutrophication in Lake Taihu (PRC), we investigated the effects of CBB and temperature on phosphorus cycling in lake sediments. Results indicated that added CBB not only enhanced sedimentary iron reduction, but also resulted in a change from net sulfur oxidation to sulfate reduction, which jointly resulted in a spike of soluble Fe(II) and the formation of FeS/FeS2. Phosphate release was also enhanced with CBB amendment along with increases in reduced sulfur. Further release of phosphate was associated with increases in incubation temperature. In addition, CBB amendment resulted in a shift in P from the Fe-adsorbed P and the relatively unreactive Residual-P pools to the more reactive Al-adsorbed P, Ca-bound P and organic-P pools. Phosphorus cycling rates increased on addition of CBB and were higher at elevated temperatures, resulting in increased phosphorus release from sediments. These findings suggest that settling of CBB into sediments will likely increase the extent of eutrophication in aquatic environments and these processes will be magnified at higher temperatures.
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- Mo Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
- Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, United States of America
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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Penczykowski RM, Lemanski BCP, Sieg RD, Hall SR, Housley Ochs J, Kubanek J, Duffy MA. Poor resource quality lowers transmission potential by changing foraging behaviour. Funct Ecol 2014. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- School of Biology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta Georgia 30332 USA
- Department of Biology; Colgate University; Hamilton New York 13346 USA
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- School of Biology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta Georgia 30332 USA
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- Department of Biology; Indiana University; Bloomington Indiana 47405 USA
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- School of Biology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta Georgia 30332 USA
- School of Chemistry & Biochemistry; Institute of Bioengineering & Biosciences; Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta Georgia 30332 USA
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- School of Biology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta Georgia 30332 USA
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Pitois F, Thoraval I, Baurès E, Thomas O. Geographical patterns in cyanobacteria distribution: climate influence at regional scale. Toxins (Basel) 2014; 6:509-22. [PMID: 24476711 PMCID: PMC3942748 DOI: 10.3390/toxins6020509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2013] [Revised: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Cyanobacteria are a component of public health hazards in freshwater environments because of their potential as toxin producers. Eutrophication has long been considered the main cause of cyanobacteria outbreak and proliferation, whereas many studies emphasized the effect of abiotic parameters (mainly temperature and light) on cell growth rate or toxin production. In view of the growing concerns of global change consequences on public health parameters, this study attempts to enlighten climate influence on cyanobacteria at regional scale in Brittany (NW France). The results show that homogeneous cyanobacteria groups are associated with climatic domains related to temperature, global radiation and pluviometry, whereas microcystins (MCs) occurrences are only correlated to local cyanobacteria species composition. As the regional climatic gradient amplitude is similar to the projected climate evolution on a 30-year timespan, a comparison between the present NW and SE situations was used to extrapolate the evolution of geographical cyanobacteria distribution in Brittany. Cyanobacteria composition should shift toward species associated with more frequent Microcystins occurrences along a NW/SE axis whereas lakes situated along a SW/NE axis should transition to species (mainly Nostocales) associated with lower MCs detection frequencies.
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- Frédéric Pitois
- Limnologie sarl, 16 rue Paul Langevin, Rennes 35200, France.
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- Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Santé Publique de Rennes (EHESP), Sorbonne Paris Cité, Avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard-CS 74312, Rennes Cedex 35043, France.
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- Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Santé Publique de Rennes (EHESP), Sorbonne Paris Cité, Avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard-CS 74312, Rennes Cedex 35043, France.
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Fan J, Hobson P, Ho L, Daly R, Brookes J. The effects of various control and water treatment processes on the membrane integrity and toxin fate of cyanobacteria. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2014; 264:313-322. [PMID: 24316803 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.10.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2013] [Revised: 10/22/2013] [Accepted: 10/25/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Cyanobacterial blooms are one of the main contaminants that can degrade drinking water quality with the associated taste, odour and toxic compounds. Although a wide range of techniques have shown promise for cyanobacterial bloom control and cyanobacterial cell/metabolite removal in reservoirs and water treatment plants (WTPs), these treatments may have negative consequences through release of intracellular metabolites into the surrounding water. This study assessed the impact of copper sulphate (CuSO4), chlorine, potassium permanganate (KMnO4), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and ozone on Microcystis aeruginosa culture and the toxins it produced. All of these agents induced the loss of cyanobacterial membrane integrity. However, no associated increase in dissolved toxins was detected during chlorine and H2O2 treatments which may be due to faster toxin oxidation rates than release rates. KMnO4 doses of 1 and 3mgL(-1) degraded dissolved toxins while having no impact on cyanobacterial membrane integrity. In contrast, ozone induced a significant increase in extracellular toxins but it was unable to degrade these toxins to the same degree as the other oxidants which may due to the lack of residual. All chemicals, except CuSO4, were able to reduce cyanotoxins and chlorine was the most effective with a rate up to 2161M(-1)s(-1).
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- Jiajia Fan
- Water Research Centre, The Environment Institute, The University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
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- Australian Water Quality Centre, SA Water Corporation, GPO Box 1751, SA 5001, Australia
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- Water Research Centre, The Environment Institute, The University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia; Australian Water Quality Centre, SA Water Corporation, GPO Box 1751, SA 5001, Australia
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- Australian Water Quality Centre, SA Water Corporation, GPO Box 1751, SA 5001, Australia
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- Water Research Centre, The Environment Institute, The University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
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Pitois F, Thomas O, Thoraval I, Baurès E. Learning from 8 years of regional cyanobacteria observation in Brittany in view of sanitary survey improvement. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2014; 62:113-118. [PMID: 24211497 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2013] [Revised: 09/26/2013] [Accepted: 09/30/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins have been more and more studied during the last decades with regard to environment and health issues. More recently the consequences of climate change reinforced the need for research in view of a better management of cyanobacteria blooms. In this context the exploitation of the water quality survey of 26 recreational lakes in Brittany (north western France) between 2004 and 2011 is reported in this paper in order to encompass spatial and interannual patterns of cyanobacteria development at a regional scale. Starting from weekly data principally acquired during summertime, the links between cyanobacteria cell densities, toxin occurrences and interannual meteorological factors can give insights on the potential evolution of cyanobacterial crisis in the future. This study is part of a project aiming at a better understanding of potentially toxic cyanobacteria crisis occurrences in recreational waters, in order to improve predictive monitoring routines.
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Loza V, Perona E, Mateo P. Specific responses to nitrogen and phosphorus enrichment in cyanobacteria: factors influencing changes in species dominance along eutrophic gradients. WATER RESEARCH 2014; 48:622-631. [PMID: 24200011 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2013] [Revised: 09/10/2013] [Accepted: 10/06/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Anthropogenic eutrophication is a worldwide problem, causing proliferation of cyanobacterial masses, some of which may be toxic. However, little is known about whether the response to nutrient enrichment differs among cyanobacterial species. To address this issue, distinct patterns in growth and competitive response of benthic cyanobacteria under N and P nutrient regimes were studied. Nine cyanobacterial species, collected from Guadarrama river biofilms at several locations with different nutrient concentrations, were isolated and used for a series of N and P enrichment bioassays. In competition experiments with a mixture of all nine species, a great predominance of certain cyanobacteria over others was noted at high nutrient conditions, while under low nutrient conditions some others dominated. On the basis of these results four selected strains were subjected to a gradient of different concentrations of phosphate, nitrate and ammonium, in independent bioassays, both in monocultures and mixed cultures. Depending on the concentration of N and P, stimulation or inhibition of growth was observed. Some species grew better, dominating at high nutrient concentrations, while higher yields were recorded for others under low nutrient regimes, dominating in these conditions. Results from this study clarify previously published field observations, whereby a group of species occurred mostly in downstream nutrient-rich locations, while other was typical of upstream oligotrophic conditions. Our findings concerning differential growth in relation to nutrient concentrations may be useful for environmental management, because they help us predict which cyanobacteria may be expected to occur under certain conditions.
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- Virginia Loza
- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Pearce AR, Rizzo DM, Watzin MC, Druschel GK. Unraveling associations between cyanobacteria blooms and in-lake environmental conditions in Missisquoi Bay, Lake Champlain, USA, using a modified self-organizing map. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2013; 47:14267-14274. [PMID: 24251635 DOI: 10.1021/es403490g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Exploratory data analysis on physical, chemical, and biological data from sediments and water in Lake Champlain reveals a strong relationship between cyanobacteria, sediment anoxia, and the ratio of dissolved nitrogen to soluble reactive phosphorus. Physical, chemical, and biological parameters of lake sediment and water were measured between 2007 and 2009. Cluster analysis using a self-organizing artificial neural network, expert opinion, and discriminant analysis separated the data set into no-bloom and bloom groups. Clustering was based on similarities in water and sediment chemistry and non-cyanobacteria phytoplankton abundance. Our analysis focused on the contribution of individual parameters to discriminate between no-bloom and bloom groupings. Application to a second, more spatially diverse data set, revealed similar no-bloom and bloom discrimination, yet a few samples possess all the physicochemical characteristics of a bloom without the high cyanobacteria cell counts, suggesting that while specific environmental conditions can support a bloom, another environmental trigger may be required to initiate the bloom. Results highlight the conditions coincident with cyanobacteria blooms in Missisquoi Bay of Lake Champlain and indicate additional data are needed to identify possible ecological contributors to bloom initiation.
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- Andrea R Pearce
- School of Engineering, ‡Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, and §Department of Geology, University of Vermont , Burlington, Vermont 05405
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Xu H, Jiang H. UV-induced photochemical heterogeneity of dissolved and attached organic matter associated with cyanobacterial blooms in a eutrophic freshwater lake. WATER RESEARCH 2013; 47:6506-6515. [PMID: 24041526 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2013] [Revised: 08/16/2013] [Accepted: 08/17/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Cyanobacterial blooms represent a significant ecological and human health problem worldwide. In aquatic environments, cyanobacterial blooms are actually surrounded by dissolved organic matter (DOM) and attached organic matter (AOM) that bind with algal cells. In this study, DOM and AOM fractionated from blooming cyanobacteria in a eutrophic freshwater lake (Lake Taihu, China) were irradiated with a polychromatic UV lamp, and the photochemical heterogeneity was investigated using fluorescence excitation-emission matrix (EEM)-parallel factor (PARAFAC) analysis and synchronous fluorescence (SF)-two dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2DCOS). It was shown that a 6-day UV irradiation caused more pronounced mineralization for DOM than AOM (59.7% vs. 41.9%). The EEM-PARAFAC analysis identified one tyrosine-, one humic-, and two tryptophan-like components in both DOM and AOM, and high component photodegradation rates were observed for DOM versus AOM (k > 0.554 vs. <0.519). Moreover, SF-2DCOS found that the photodegradation of organic matters followed the sequence of tyrosine-like > humic-like > tryptophan-like substances. Humic-like substances promoted the indirect photochemical reactions, and were responsible for the higher photochemical rate for DOM. The lower photodegradation of AOM benefited the integrality of cells in cyanobacterial blooms against the negative impact of UV irradiation. Therefore, the photochemical behavior of organic matter was related to the adaptation of enhanced-duration cyanobacterial blooms in aquatic environments.
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- Huacheng Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 73 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China; State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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