Short-Term Meteorological Conditions Explain Cyanobacterial Blooms in a Tropical Reservoir

Alvarez Dalinger, Florencia Soledad; Lozano, Verónica Laura; Borja, Claudia Nidia; Moraña, Liliana Beatriz; María Mónica, Salusso

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Short-Term Meteorological Conditions Explain Cyanobacterial Blooms in a Tropical Reservoir

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Florencia Soledad Alvarez Dalinger

^1,2,*,

Verónica Laura Lozano

^1,2,

Claudia Nidia Borja

¹,

Liliana Beatriz Moraña

¹ and

Salusso María Mónica

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Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Salta, Avenida Bolivia 5150, Salta 4400, Argentina

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Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Godoy Cruz 2290, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires 1425, Argentina

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Water 2023, 15(2), 302; https://doi.org/10.3390/w15020302

Submission received: 6 December 2022 / Revised: 30 December 2022 / Accepted: 9 January 2023 / Published: 11 January 2023

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms (HCBs) in Freshwaters–an Increasing Global Concern)

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Cyanobacterial blooms represent a major problem in reservoirs that are used for potable water supplies. The El Limón reservoir is one of the main reserves of water for consumption in northern Argentina (22°6′12.29″ S). This study analyzed the role of abiotic factors in the promotion of blooms in El Limón during warm seasons and explored the physical and chemical parameters affecting the morphological development of the most abundant cyanobacteria species. The results showed that short-term meteorological variations correlated with cyanobacterial abundances in this shallow reservoir. Average daily temperatures for 6 and 8 months before the sampling date were positively correlated with cyanobacterial abundances as well as filament length, while accumulated precipitation limited the abundances of cyanobacteria. Considering the highly probably effects of short-term meteorological factors on cyanobacterial blooms, the results support the need for continuous and periodic monitoring of tropical reservoirs.

Keywords: cyanobacteria blooms; freshwater; tropical reservoir

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Alvarez Dalinger, F.S.; Lozano, V.L.; Borja, C.N.; Moraña, L.B.; María Mónica, S. Short-Term Meteorological Conditions Explain Cyanobacterial Blooms in a Tropical Reservoir. Water 2023, 15, 302. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15020302

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Alvarez Dalinger FS, Lozano VL, Borja CN, Moraña LB, María Mónica S. Short-Term Meteorological Conditions Explain Cyanobacterial Blooms in a Tropical Reservoir. Water. 2023; 15(2):302. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15020302

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Alvarez Dalinger, Florencia Soledad, Verónica Laura Lozano, Claudia Nidia Borja, Liliana Beatriz Moraña, and Salusso María Mónica. 2023. "Short-Term Meteorological Conditions Explain Cyanobacterial Blooms in a Tropical Reservoir" Water 15, no. 2: 302. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15020302

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Alvarez Dalinger, F. S., Lozano, V. L., Borja, C. N., Moraña, L. B., & María Mónica, S. (2023). Short-Term Meteorological Conditions Explain Cyanobacterial Blooms in a Tropical Reservoir. Water, 15(2), 302. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15020302

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