Dear Colleagues,

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) and proliferations (HAPs) are a current threat to freshwater bodies and drinking water resources. Many genera of microalgae, including cyanobacteria (e.g., Anabaena, Aphanizomenon, Cuspidothrix, Dolichospermum, Euglena, Microcystis, Microcoleus, Phormidium, Planktothrix, Prymnesium, and Raphidiopsis) produce suites of pathogenic and potentially lethal secondary compounds, including polyketides, non-ribosomal peptides, alkaloids, and fatty acid derivatives. The presence and abundance of these compounds can greatly impact water quality, fish and mammal health, and local ecologies, resulting in massive fish-killing events that severely disrupt the regional economy. To help mitigate the impacts of toxin-producing taxa, programs are needed to monitor the presence and abundance of HABs, HAPs, and their toxins to understand their effects. This Special Issue of Toxins will highlight manuscripts that present novel methods of analysis to identify toxic algal species (e.g., microscopy, water chemistry), sensitive methods for the detection of harmful metabolites (e.g., liquid chromatography, enzyme-linked assays), and the overall impacts of microalgae and their algal toxins on freshwater ecosystems, from the laboratory to field observations.

Dr. Schonna R. Manning
Dr. H. Dail Laughinghouse IV
Dr. David E. Berthold
Guest Editors

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• blooms
• cyanobacteria
• harmful algae
• microalgae
• monitoring
• proliferations
• toxins
• water quality