The occurrence of cyanobacteria blooms in freshwater ecosystems and their link with hydro-meteorological and environmental variations in Tanzania

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) are photosynthetic bacteria that under favorable environmental conditions produce secondary metabolites (cyanotoxins) which are harmful to the environment, including humans. The mass proliferation of harmful cyanobacteria is termed CyanoHABs. CyanoHABs can adapt to d...

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Main Authors: Offoro N. Kimambo, Jabulani R. Gumbo, Hector Chikoore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844018375091