It refers to the excessive growth of microalgae in marine or brackish water bodies. These blooms can lead to water discoloration, extensive fish die-offs, the contamination of seafood with harmful toxins, or disruptions to ecosystems and services that humans view as harmful.
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Eutrophication: A Bionomical Vision
Ann Theresa Jose (Indian Agricultural Research Institute, India), S. Syam (Indian Agricultural Research Institute, India), A. Deepasree (N.M. College of Agriculture, India), Abshiba Jithu (Indian Agricultural Research Institute, India), A. Jayakishore Reddy (Polytechnic of Agriculture, India), and Mayurakshi Chanda (Indian Agricultural Research Institute, India)
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|Pages: 21
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-9838-5.ch012
Abstract
Major advances in the scientific understanding of eutrophication and the significant effects of eutrophication have been made over the decades. The effects of eutrophication include increased biomass of freshwater phytoplankton and periphyton; shifts in phytoplankton species composition to taxa that may be toxic or inedible, e. g. bloom-forming cyanobacteria; reduced biodiversity of waterbodies; changes in vascular plant production, biomass, and species composition; reduced water clarity; and decreases in the perceived aesthetic value of the water. Relative abundances of major bacterial and archaeal groups indicate high similarities at the phylum- and class-level groups across eutrophicated lakes. The impact of climate change and greenhouse gases emissions regards to affect and effect of eutrophication leads to various studies. The effect of reducing nitrogen inputs alone for controlling eutrophication by controlling inputs of phosphorus.