Register      Login
Marine and Freshwater Research Marine and Freshwater Research Society
Advances in the aquatic sciences
RESEARCH ARTICLE

Possible drivers of a Chrysosporum ovalisporum bloom in the Murray River, Australia, in 2016

Lee Bowling orcid.org/0000-0002-0360-0410 A H I , Darren Baldwin B , Chester Merrick C F , John Brayan D G and Jared Panther E
+ Author Affiliations
- Author Affiliations

A Centre for Ecosystem Science, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.

B School of Environmental Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Thurgoona, NSW 2640, Australia.

C DPI Water, Department of Primary Industries, PO Box 829, Albury, NSW 2640, Australia.

D DPI Water, Department of Primary Industries, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Private Bag 4008, Narellan, NSW 2568, Australia.

E Goulburn–Murray Water, PO Box 165, Tatura, Vic. 3616, Australia.

F Present address: Water NSW, PO Box 829, Albury, NSW 2640, Australia.

G Present address: Crown Lands and Water, PO Box 3720, Parramatta, NSW 2124, Australia.

H Retired, formerly at DPI Water, Department of Primary Industries, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Private Bag 4008, Narellan, NSW 2568, Australia.

I Corresponding author. Email: bowlinglimnology@gmail.com

Marine and Freshwater Research 69(11) 1649-1662 https://doi.org/10.1071/MF18014
Submitted: 15 January 2018  Accepted: 9 May 2018   Published: 27 July 2018

Abstract

A major bloom of Chrysosporum ovalisporum occurred in ~2360 km of the Murray–Edward–Wakool River System, Australia, during the 2016 austral summer and autumn. Several potential causes were investigated. Although summer air temperatures were among the hottest on record, no significant relationships were found between meteorological factors and bloom abundance. Instead, a weak but significant relationship was found between surface water temperature and bloom abundance downstream of Lake Hume, because the hot weather is likely to have led to higher water temperatures promoting bloom development. Releases of cold water inflows into Lake Hume from its Murray River arm may have stimulated upwelling of nutrient-rich deeper water, promoting the establishment of the bloom in that lake. Total nitrogen and total phosphorus concentrations were within the mesoeutrophic range and significantly related to bloom abundance, although some nutrient would be contained within cyanobacterial cells. During peak bloom abundance, pH was above 8.5 at one site. One unusual feature was that the bloom occurred in very dilute water, at electrical conductivities of 40–50 µS cm–1. However, this does not appear to have affected carbon uptake and photosynthesis at high pH. Further blooms may occur if similar hot summers occur in future.

Additional keywords: climate change, headwater reservoir, hydrology, nutrients, water temperature.


References

Akcaalan, R., Köker, L., Oğuz, L., Spoof, L., Meriluoto, J., and Albay, M. (2014). First report of cylindrospermopsin production by two cyanobacteria (Dolichospermum mendotae and Chrysosporum ovalisporum) in Lake Iznik, Turkey. Toxins 6, 3173–3186.
First report of cylindrospermopsin production by two cyanobacteria (Dolichospermum mendotae and Chrysosporum ovalisporum) in Lake Iznik, Turkey.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Al-Tebrineh, J., Merrick, C., Ryan, D., Humpage, A., Bowling, L., and Neilan, B. A. (2012). Community composition, toxigenicity, and environmental conditions during a cyanobacterial bloom occurring along 1100 kilometers of the Murray River. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 78, 263–272.
Community composition, toxigenicity, and environmental conditions during a cyanobacterial bloom occurring along 1100 kilometers of the Murray River.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Atoui, A., Hafez, H., and Slim, K. (2013). Occurrence of toxic cyanobacterial blooms for the first time in Lake Karaoun, Lebanon. Water and Environment Journal 27, 42–49.
Occurrence of toxic cyanobacterial blooms for the first time in Lake Karaoun, Lebanon.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Baldwin, D. S., Croome, R., Mateev, V., Mitchell, A., Oliver, R., Sherman, B., and Williams, J. (2006). Cyanobacterial (blue–green algal) blooms in Lake Hume. A report to the Lake Hume Blue-Green Algal Taskforce, Albury Australia. Available at www.arrow.latrobe.edu.au:8080/vital/access/manager/Respository/latrobe:33705 [Verified 1 November 2017].

Baldwin, D. S., Gigney, H., Wilson, J. S., Watson, G., and Boulding, A. N. (2008). Drivers of water quality in a large water storage reservoir during a period of extreme drawdown. Water Research 42, 4711–4724.
Drivers of water quality in a large water storage reservoir during a period of extreme drawdown.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Baldwin, D. S., Wilson, J., Gigney, H., and Boulding, A. (2010). Influence of extreme drawdown on water quality downstream of a large water storage reservoir. River Research and Applications 26, 194–206.
Influence of extreme drawdown on water quality downstream of a large water storage reservoir.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Bar-Yosef, Y., Murik, O., Sukenik, A., Hadas, O., and Kaplan, A. (2012). Multiannual variations in phytoplankton populations: what distinguished the blooms of Aphanizomenon ovalisporum in Lake Kinneret in 2010 from 2009? Environmental Microbiology Reports 4, 498–503.
Multiannual variations in phytoplankton populations: what distinguished the blooms of Aphanizomenon ovalisporum in Lake Kinneret in 2010 from 2009?Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Bowling, L. C., Merrick, C., Swann, J., Green, D., Smith, G., and Neilan, B. A. (2013). Effects of hydrology and river management on the distribution, abundance and persistence of cyanobacterial blooms in the Murray River, Australia. Harmful Algae 30, 27–36.
Effects of hydrology and river management on the distribution, abundance and persistence of cyanobacterial blooms in the Murray River, Australia.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Carey, C. C., Ibelings, B. W., Hoffmann, E. P., Hamilton, D. P., and Brookes, J. D. (2012). Eco-physiological adaptations that favour freshwater cyanobacteria in a changing climate. Water Research 46, 1394–1407.
Eco-physiological adaptations that favour freshwater cyanobacteria in a changing climate.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Chorus, I. (2012). Introduction. In ‘Current Approaches to Cyanotoxin Risk Assessment in Different Countries’. (Ed. I. Chorus.) Texte 63, pp. 2–15. (Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt): Dessau-Roßlau, Germany.)

Cirés, S., and Ballot, A. (2016). A review of the phylogeny, ecology and toxin production of bloom-forming Aphanizomenon spp. and related species within the Nostocales (cyanobacteria). Harmful Algae 54, 21–43.
A review of the phylogeny, ecology and toxin production of bloom-forming Aphanizomenon spp. and related species within the Nostocales (cyanobacteria).Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Cirés, S., Wörmer, L., Timón, J., Wiedner, C., and Quesada, A. (2011). Cylindrospermopsin production and release by the potentially invasive cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon ovalisporum under temperature and light gradients. Harmful Algae 10, 668–675.
Cylindrospermopsin production and release by the potentially invasive cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon ovalisporum under temperature and light gradients.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Cirés, S., Wörmer, L., Wiedner, C., and Quesada, A. (2013). Temperature-dependent dispersal strategies of Aphanizomenon ovalisporum (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria): implications for the annual life cycle. Microbial Ecology 65, 12–21.
Temperature-dependent dispersal strategies of Aphanizomenon ovalisporum (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria): implications for the annual life cycle.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Cirés, S., Wörmer, L., Ballot, A., Agha, R., Wiedner, C., Velázquez, D., Casero, M. C., and Quesada, A. (2014). Phylogeography of cylindrospermiopsin and paralytic shellfish toxin-producing Nostocales cyanobacteria from Mediterranean Europe (Spain). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 80, 1359–1370.
Phylogeography of cylindrospermiopsin and paralytic shellfish toxin-producing Nostocales cyanobacteria from Mediterranean Europe (Spain).Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Crawford, A., Holliday, J., Merrick, C., Brayan, J., van Asten, M., and Bowling, L. (2017). Use of three monitoring approaches to manage a major Chrysosporum ovalisporum bloom in the Murray River, Australia, 2016. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 189, 202.
Use of three monitoring approaches to manage a major Chrysosporum ovalisporum bloom in the Murray River, Australia, 2016.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Croome, R. L., Tyler, P. A., Walker, K. F., and Williams, W. D. (1976). A limnological survey of the River Murray in the Albury–Wodonga area. Search 7, 14–17.

Everson, S., Fabbro, L., Kinnear, S., Eaglesham, G., and Wright, P. (2009). Distribution of the cyanobacterial toxins cylindrospermopsin and deoxycylindrospermopsin in a stratified lake in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research 60, 25–33.
Distribution of the cyanobacterial toxins cylindrospermopsin and deoxycylindrospermopsin in a stratified lake in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Everson, S., Fabbro, L., Kinnear, S., and Wright, P. (2011). Extreme differences in akinete, heterocyte and cylindrospermopsin concentrations with depth in a successive bloom involving Aphanizomenon ovalisporum (Forti) and Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii (Woloszynska) Seenaya and Subba Raju. Harmful Algae 10, 265–276.
Extreme differences in akinete, heterocyte and cylindrospermopsin concentrations with depth in a successive bloom involving Aphanizomenon ovalisporum (Forti) and Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii (Woloszynska) Seenaya and Subba Raju.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Fadel, A., Atoui, A., Lemaire, B. J., Vinçon-Leite, B., and Slim, K. (2014). Dynamics of the toxin cylindrospermopsin and the cyanobacterium Chrysosporum (Aphanizomenon) ovalisporum in a Mediterranean eutrophic reservoir. Toxins 6, 3041–3057.
Dynamics of the toxin cylindrospermopsin and the cyanobacterium Chrysosporum (Aphanizomenon) ovalisporum in a Mediterranean eutrophic reservoir.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Fadel, A., Atoui, A., Lemaire, B. J., Vinçon-Leite, B., and Slim, K. (2015). Environmental factors associated with phytoplankton succession in a Mediterranean reservoir with a highly fluctuating water level. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 187, 633.
Environmental factors associated with phytoplankton succession in a Mediterranean reservoir with a highly fluctuating water level.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Falconer, I., Bartram, J., Chorus, I., Kuiper-Goodman, T., Utkilen, H., Burch, M., and Codd, G. A. (1999). Safe levels and safe practices. In ‘Toxic Cyanobacteria in Water: a Guide to Their Public Health Consequences, Monitoring and Management’. (Eds I. Chorus and J. Bartram.) pp. 155–178. (E & FN Spon: London, UK.)

Fergusson, K. M., and Saint, C. P. (2003). Multiplex PCR assay for Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii and cylindrospermopsin-producing cyanobacteria. Environmental Toxicology 18, 120–125.
Multiplex PCR assay for Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii and cylindrospermopsin-producing cyanobacteria.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Gkelis, S., Moustaka-Gouni, M., Sivonen, K., and Lanaras, T. (2005). First report of the cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon ovalisporum Forti in two Greek lakes and cyanotoxin occurrence. Journal of Plankton Research 27, 1295–1300.
First report of the cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon ovalisporum Forti in two Greek lakes and cyanotoxin occurrence.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Gophen, M., Smith, V. H., Nishri, A., and Threlkeld, S. T. (1999). Nitrogen deficiency, phosphorus sufficiency, and the invasion of Lake Kinneret, Israel, by the N2-fixing cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon ovalisporum. Aquatic Sciences 61, 293–306.
Nitrogen deficiency, phosphorus sufficiency, and the invasion of Lake Kinneret, Israel, by the N2-fixing cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon ovalisporum.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Gutteridge, Haskins and Davey (1974). ‘River Murray in Relation to Albury–Wodonga.’ (Cities Commission: Canberra, ACT, Australia.)

Hadas, O., Pinkas, R., Delphine, E., Vardi, A., Kaplan, A., and Sukenik, A. (1999). Limnological and ecophysiological aspects of Aphanizomenon ovalisporum bloom in Lake Kinneret, Israel. Journal of Plankton Research 21, 1439–1453.
Limnological and ecophysiological aspects of Aphanizomenon ovalisporum bloom in Lake Kinneret, Israel.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Hadas, O., Pinkas, R., Malinsky-Rushansky, N., Shalev-Alon, G., Delphine, E., Berner, T., Sukenik, A., and Kaplan, A. (2002). Physiological variables determined under laboratory conditions may explain the bloom of Aphanizomenon ovalisporum in Lake Kinneret. European Journal of Phycology 37, 259–267.
Physiological variables determined under laboratory conditions may explain the bloom of Aphanizomenon ovalisporum in Lake Kinneret.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Hadas, O., Pinkas, R., Malinsky-Rushansky, N., Nishri, A., Kaplan, A., Rimmer, A., and Sukenik, A. (2012). Appearance and establishment of diazotrophic cyanobacteria in Lake Kinneret, Israel. Freshwater Biology 57, 1214–1227.
Appearance and establishment of diazotrophic cyanobacteria in Lake Kinneret, Israel.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Hadas, O., Kaplan, A., and Sukenik, A. (2015). Long-term changes in cyanobacterial populations in Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee), Israel: an eco-physiological outlook. Life 5, 418–431.
Long-term changes in cyanobacterial populations in Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee), Israel: an eco-physiological outlook.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Ibelings, B. W., Backer, L. C., Kardinaal, W. E. A., and Chorus, I. (2014). Current approaches to cyanotoxin risk assessment and risk management around the globe. Harmful Algae 40, 63–74.
Current approaches to cyanotoxin risk assessment and risk management around the globe.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Matveev, V. F., and Matveeva, L. K. (2005). Seasonal succession and long-term stability of the pelagic community in a productive reservoir. Marine and Freshwater Research 56, 1137–1149.
Seasonal succession and long-term stability of the pelagic community in a productive reservoir.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Mehnert, G., Leunert, F., Cirés, S., Jöhnk, K. D., Rücker, J., Nixdorf, B., and Wiedner, C. (2010). Competitiveness of invasive and native cyanobacteria from temperate freshwaters under various light and temperature regimes. Journal of Plankton Research 32, 1009–1021.
Competitiveness of invasive and native cyanobacteria from temperate freshwaters under various light and temperature regimes.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Messineo, V., Melchiorre, S., di Corcia, A., Gallo, P., and Bruno, M. (2010). Seasonal succession of Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii and Aphanizomenon ovalisporum blooms with cylindrospermopsin occurrence in the volcanic Lake Albano, central Italy. Environmental Toxicology 25, 18–27.
Seasonal succession of Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii and Aphanizomenon ovalisporum blooms with cylindrospermopsin occurrence in the volcanic Lake Albano, central Italy.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Mitrovic, S. M., Oliver, R. L., Rees, C., Bowling, L. C., and Buckney, R. T. (2003). Critical flow velocities for the growth and dominance of Anabaena circinalis in some turbid freshwater rivers. Freshwater Biology 48, 164–174.
Critical flow velocities for the growth and dominance of Anabaena circinalis in some turbid freshwater rivers.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Mitrovic, S. M., Chessman, B. C., Bowling, L. C., and Cooke, R. (2006). Modelling suppression of cyanobacterial blooms by flow management in a lowland river. River Research and Applications 22, 109–114.
Modelling suppression of cyanobacterial blooms by flow management in a lowland river.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Moreira, C., Vasconcelos, V., and Antunes, A. (2013). Phylogeny and biogeography of cyanobacteria and their produced toxins. Marine Drugs 11, 4350–4369.
Phylogeny and biogeography of cyanobacteria and their produced toxins.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

National Health and Medical Research Council (2008). ‘Guidelines for Managing Risks in Recreational Water.’ (NHMRC: Canberra, ACT, Australia.)

O’Neil, J. M., Davis, T. W., Burford, M. A., and Gobler, C. J. (2012). The rise of harmful cyanobacterial blooms: the potential roles of eutrophication and climate change. Harmful Algae 14, 313–334.
The rise of harmful cyanobacterial blooms: the potential roles of eutrophication and climate change.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Otten, T. G., Crosswell, J. R., Mackey, S., and Dreher, T. W. (2015). Application of molecular tools for microbial source tracking and public risk assessment of a Microcystis bloom traversing 300 km of the Klamath River. Harmful Algae 46, 71–81.
Application of molecular tools for microbial source tracking and public risk assessment of a Microcystis bloom traversing 300 km of the Klamath River.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Paerl, H. W. (2014). Mitigating harmful cyanobacterial blooms in a human- and climatically impacted world. Life 4, 988–1012.
Mitigating harmful cyanobacterial blooms in a human- and climatically impacted world.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Paerl, H. W., and Otten, T. G. (2013). Harmful cyanobacterial blooms: causes, consequences and controls. Microbial Ecology 65, 995–1010.
Harmful cyanobacterial blooms: causes, consequences and controls.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Paerl, H. W., and Paul, V. J. (2012). Climate change: links to global expansion of harmful cyanobacteria. Water Research 46, 1349–1363.
Climate change: links to global expansion of harmful cyanobacteria.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Pollingher, U., Hadas, O., Yacobi, Y. Z., Zohary, T., and Berman, T. (1998). Aphanizomenon ovalisporum (Forti) in Lake Kinneret, Israel. Journal of Plankton Research 20, 1321–1339.
Aphanizomenon ovalisporum (Forti) in Lake Kinneret, Israel.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Quesada, A., Moreno, E., Carrasco, D., Paniagua, T., Wörmer, L., de Hoyos, C., and Sukenik, A. (2006). Toxicity of Aphanizomenon ovalisporum (Cyanobacteria) in a Spanish water reservoir. European Journal of Phycology 41, 39–45.
Toxicity of Aphanizomenon ovalisporum (Cyanobacteria) in a Spanish water reservoir.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Shaw, G. R., Sukenik, A., Livne, A., Chiswell, R. K., Smith, M. J., Seawright, A. A., Norris, R. L., Eaglesham, G. K., and Moore, M. R. (1999). Blooms of the cylindrospermopsin containing cyanobacterium, Aphanizomenon ovalisporum (Forti), in newly constructed lakes, Queensland, Australia. Environmental Toxicology 14, 167–177.
Blooms of the cylindrospermopsin containing cyanobacterium, Aphanizomenon ovalisporum (Forti), in newly constructed lakes, Queensland, Australia.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Sinclair Knight Merz (2012). Water temperature monitoring in Lake Mulwala. Annual summary report 2011, Sinclair Knight Merz, Armadale, Vic., Australia.

Slim, K., Fadel, A., Atoui, A., Lemaire, B. J., Vinçon-Leite, B., and Tassin, B. (2014). Global warming as a driving factor for cyanobacterial blooms in Lake Karaoun, Lebanon. Desalination and Water Treatment 52, 2094–2101.
Global warming as a driving factor for cyanobacterial blooms in Lake Karaoun, Lebanon.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Sukenik, A., Hadas, O., Kaplan, A., and Quesada, A. (2012). Invasion of Nostocales (cyanobacteria) to subtropical and temperate freshwater lakes – physiological, regional, and global driving forces. Frontiers in Microbiology 3, 86.
Invasion of Nostocales (cyanobacteria) to subtropical and temperate freshwater lakes – physiological, regional, and global driving forces.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Sukenik, A., Quesada, A., and Salmaso, N. (2015). Global expansion of toxic and non-toxic cyanobacteria: effect of ecosystem functioning. Biodiversity and Conservation 24, 889–908.
Global expansion of toxic and non-toxic cyanobacteria: effect of ecosystem functioning.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Sullivan, C., Saunders, J., and Welsh, D. (1988). ‘Phytoplankton of the River Murray, 1980–1985.’ (Murray–Darling Basin Commission: Canberra, ACT, Australia.)

Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment (2007). Biovolume calculator. Available at http://www.depi.vic.gov.au/water/rivers-estuaries-and-wetlands/blue-green-algae/blue-green-algae-resources [Verified 25 October 2016].

Visser, P. M., Verspagen, J. M. H., Sandrini, G., Stal, L. J., Matthijs, H. C. P., Davis, T. W., Paerl, H. W., and Huisman, J. (2016). How rising CO2 and global warming may stimulate harmful cyanobacterial blooms. Harmful Algae 54, 145–159.
How rising CO2 and global warming may stimulate harmful cyanobacterial blooms.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Walker, K. F., and Hillman, T. J. (1982). Phosphorus and nitrogen loads in waters associated with the River Murray near Albury–Wodonga, and their effects on phytoplankton populations. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 33, 223–243.
Phosphorus and nitrogen loads in waters associated with the River Murray near Albury–Wodonga, and their effects on phytoplankton populations.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Water ECOscience (2002). MDBC Water Quality Review Stage 2-Data Analysis. Water ECOscience Report number 653, Murray–Darling Basin Commission, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

Wilk-Woźniak, E., Solarz, W., Najberek, K., and Pociecha, A. (2016). Alien cyanobacteria: an unsolved part of the ‘expansion and evolution’ jigsaw puzzle? Hydrobiologia 764, 65–79.
Alien cyanobacteria: an unsolved part of the ‘expansion and evolution’ jigsaw puzzle?Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Williamson, N., Kobayashi, T., Outhet, D., and Bowling, L. C. (2018). Survival of cyanobacteria in rivers following their release in water from large headwater reservoirs. Harmful Algae 75, 1–15.
Survival of cyanobacteria in rivers following their release in water from large headwater reservoirs.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Yilmaz, M., Phlips, E. J., Szabo, N. J., and Badylak, S. (2008). A comparative study of Florida strains of Cylindrospermopsis and Aphanizomenon for cylindrospermiopsin production. Toxicon 51, 130–139.
A comparative study of Florida strains of Cylindrospermopsis and Aphanizomenon for cylindrospermiopsin production.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |

Zapomělová, E., Skácelová, O., Pumann, P., Kopp, R., and Janeček, E. (2012). Biogeographically interesting planktonic Nostocales (Cyanobacteria) in the Czech Republic and their polyphasic evaluation resulting in taxonomic revisions of Anabaena bergii Ostenfeld 1908 (Chrysosporum gen. nov.) and A. tenericaulic Nygaard 1949 (Dolichospermum tenericaule comb. nova). Hydrobiologia 698, 353–365.
Biogeographically interesting planktonic Nostocales (Cyanobacteria) in the Czech Republic and their polyphasic evaluation resulting in taxonomic revisions of Anabaena bergii Ostenfeld 1908 (Chrysosporum gen. nov.) and A. tenericaulic Nygaard 1949 (Dolichospermum tenericaule comb. nova).Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |