What is it about?
Blooms of toxic cyanobacteria (prokaryotic photosynthetic organisms) have been identified with increasing frequency in the world during recent years threatening drinking and recreational water supplies. In this e-lecture we summarizes the biological and ecological factors that lead to cyanobacterial dominance and blooms in freshwater ecosystems. Slides are colourful illustrated with photographs and/or clear schemes to summarized general concepts in a simple and attractive way. Activities for practical lectures are also provided. The lecture includes three files (the slide deck, the reading list and the slide notes).
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Why is it important?
The toxins contained in these blooms threaten supplies of potable water, and have negative effects on recreational activities and fisheries, affecting local economies. This lecture provides updated scientific information to explain the causes and consequences of cyanobacterial blooms, summarizing relevant information from different sources (textbooks and scientific articles). This is an important tool for teachers and students of different levels (high school, university) to learn more about cyanobacteria and water quality.
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Writing this lecture was a great pleasure. We had the opportunity to use our long experience as university teachers to develop each slide. We used our own examples to illustrate most of the slides.
Professor Sylvia Bonilla
Universidad de la Republica Uruguay
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This page is a summary of: Freshwater bloom-forming cyanobacteria and anthropogenic change, Limnology and Oceanography e-Lectures, September 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/loe2.10006.
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