Unraveling the Environmental Threat of Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs): Causes and Impacts
A special issue of Toxins (ISSN 2072-6651). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine and Freshwater Toxins".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 72
Special Issue Editors
Interests: phycology; phytoplankton; diatoms; taxonomy; microbial ecology; ecosystem services
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2. Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade dos Açores, 9500-321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Interests: limnology; phycology; water quality; biodiversity & conservation; phytoplankton; diatoms; paleolimnology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are a growing concern for ecological and public health worldwide; however, the mechanisms that trigger this complex ecological phenomenon are still largely unknown. Therefore, unraveling them is crucial because of HABs’ far-reaching ecological and socio-economic impact. The abundance of information on HABs underscores the pressing need for a Special Issue dedicated to exploring their causes and impacts. HABs pose significant challenges to aquatic ecosystems and human health, making them the main goal for interdisciplinary research efforts due to the intricate mechanisms behind bloom formation, their enhancing factors, and the diverse array of impacts they impose. The articles in this Special Issue focus on key issues including ecological drivers that boost HABs, the environmental control of toxin production, and the impacts of HABs on public health or socioeconomic activities, with the aim of identifying the main research gaps and future directions for advancing our understanding of HABs and improving management practices and policies.
Dr. Rafael Carballeira
Dr. Vitor Gonçalves
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- harmful algal blooms
- phytoplankton
- microalgae
- toxins
- red tide
- water quality
- socioeconomic impacts
- monitoring
- mitigation strategies
- ecosystem services
