Harmful Algal Blooms: Distribution and Diversity
A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 1616
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Interests: harmful algal blooms; metabolites; multi-omics; cyanobacteria; microalgae; dinoflagellate; ecological disaster; phycotoxin; ichthyotoxicity; allelopathy
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Dear Colleagues,
Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) pose severe threats to aquatic ecosystems, human health, and global economies. Ecologically, they disrupt food webs by depleting oxygen, creating vast "dead zones" that cause mass mortality of fish and other aquatic life. Furthermore, potent toxins produced by certain species can bioaccumulate within the food chain, leading to poisoning events in upper trophic levels, including birds and marine mammals, thereby critically undermining biodiversity and ecosystem stability, and even damaging fisheries/aquaculture.
Compounded by the dual pressures of climate change and anthropogenic disturbances, eutrophication intensifies, and the frequency, scale, and duration of HABs are increasing globally. This alarming trend underscores the critical necessity and urgency for advanced research. Understanding HABs’ ecological impacts, spatial distribution patterns, species/diversity dynamics, and omics is critical for mitigation.
This Special Issue in Diversity aims to gather cutting-edge research (e.g., ecological impact, distribution modeling, diversity surveys) to advance HAB science, supporting evidence-based management strategies. We invite contributions that unravel HAB complexities across aquatic environments.
Dr. Lixia Shang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- harmful algal blooms (HABs)
- spatial distribution
- omics
- algal diversity
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