Harmful Algal Blooms Under Global Changes: New Challenges and Mitigation Strategies

Planet ecosystems are under constant pressure by global changes. The proliferation of toxic microorganisms and the release of toxic substances to aquatic ecosystems where human activities are increasing is an inherent down consequence. Contact or uptake of hazardous compounds can cause serious illness and public health damage. Massive proliferation of algal blooms can in its turn cause economic repercussions in recreational activities leading to the lockdown of human activities. Severe droughts, heat waves or heavy rainfall are some of the phenomena associated with climate change that can exacerbate the problems associated with HABs. Therefore to turn societies more resilient to the problems of toxic microorganisms in marine ecosystems it becomes imperative to report and discuss the impacts of toxic microorganisms associated with HABs under climate change events. Studies on the direct and indirect repercussions of HAB’s microorganisms and of its toxins under climate phenomena associated with climate change can bring a promising and helpful tool in the struggle for cleaner and safer ecosystems worldwide. Risk assessment, toxin analysis, HAB´s occurrence, taxa characterization, statistical inferences, human activities impacts are studies that can aid to achieve this relevant and global objective.

This Research Topic welcomes studies on:
• HABs in marine environments at all latitudes along with species description and its toxin content;
• relation to climate change phenomenon;
• consequences in water quality and economic impairment;
• all sciences in studies on the effects of climate change on HABs occurrence.

Article types include original research, methods, perspective, opinion, mini-review, review and brief research report.