Human activity may be supporting growth of harmful algae in lakes
Monday, March 2, 2015 - 14:30
in Earth & Climate
Intensified land-use, sewage discharge, and climate change have likely favored disproportionate development of harmful algae in freshwaters. A new study found that blooms of one type of harmful algae, called cyanobacteria, have increased disproportionately over the past two centuries relative to other species, with the greatest increases since 1945.