Global elevation of algal bloom frequency in large lakes over the past two decades
Southern University of Science and Technology · Bangor University · +3 more institutions
Abstract
ABSTRACT The recent increase in algal blooms in lakes, potentially exacerbated by climate warming, is of global concern. However, a spatially and temporally detailed characterization of algal bloom trends at a global scale has been lacking, posing challenges to definitively attribute the increase trend to warming as a primary driver. Here, we used daily MODIS satellite observations from 2003 to 2022 to analyze algal bloom trends in 1956 large freshwater lakes worldwide. Among these lakes, 620 have experienced algal bloom events in over half of the years during the past two decades, with an upward trend in bloom frequency observed in 504 lakes. This trend is particularly prominent in subtropical regions and has…
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Authors
8Topics & keywords
- Oceanography
- Algal bloom
- Environmental science
- Algae
- Biology
- Ecology
- Phytoplankton
- Geology
Funding
- NSNational Science FoundationAwards: 2418066, 2108917
- NANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- URUK Research and InnovationAward: NE/T011246/1
- SRSight Research UKAwards: NE/T011246/1, NE/X019071/1, NE/T011246/2
- NNNational Natural Science Foundation of ChinaAwards: 42401394, 42425604, 42271322
- NSNatural Science Foundation of Guangdong ProvinceAward: 2023B1515120061
- NINational Institutes of HealthAwards: 2P01ES028939-06, 2P01ES028939
- NENatural Environment Research CouncilAwards: NE/X019071/1, NE/X019071/1, NE/T011246/1, NE/T011246/2, NE/T011246/1