Project 4382

Impact of Climate Change on the Ecology of Algal Blooms

$425,466
Completed
Principal Investigator
Justin Brookes
Director of Research Services
Mary M Smith
Contractor
University of Adelaide
Climate Mitigation & Greenhouse Gases
Climate Risk Assessment
Cyanobacteria & Cyanotoxins
Nutrients
Reservoir Management

Abstract

This project describes how climate change may affect the frequency, severity, and types of algal blooms that impair water quality in reservoirs and lakes that serve as sources of drinking water. Published in 2015.