Combined Earth observations reveal the sequence of conditions leading to a large algal bloom in Lake Geneva

Abstract Freshwater algae exhibit complex dynamics, particularly in meso-oligotrophic lakes with sudden and dramatic increases in algal biomass following long periods of low background concentration. While the fundamental prerequisites for algal blooms, namely light and nutrient availability, are we...

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Main Authors: Abolfazl Irani Rahaghi, Daniel Odermatt, Orlane Anneville, Oscar Sepúlveda Steiner, Rafael Sebastian Reiss, Marina Amadori, Marco Toffolon, Stéphan Jacquet, Tristan Harmel, Mortimer Werther, Frédéric Soulignac, Etienne Dambrine, Didier Jézéquel, Christine Hatté, Viet Tran-Khac, Serena Rasconi, Frédéric Rimet, Damien Bouffard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-05-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01351-5