Marine Cyanobacteria on Global Changes: Current Impacts and New Challenges

Marine ecosystems carry a relevant contribution to nature biodiversity. Coastal areas carry important impacts such as recreational activities namely through sports or tourism. Intensification of social and economic activities in marine coastal areas demands the study of the impacts of nuisance microorganisms such as marine cyanobacteria namely on current global changes. These are well-known as HABs contributors and also as a producer of health-damaging toxins. Impacts on global changes, biology, ecology or toxicology on marine ecosystems of marine cyanobacteria are essential to comprehend and tackle their problems ultimately foreseeing the safety of aquatic biodiversity and of coastal waters, two UN 2030 Sustainable Goals (Goals 6 and 14). Global warming can lead to a massive proliferation of toxic forms of marine cyanobacteria causing toxin release resulting in human diseases as well as economic losses through the closure of beaches and recreational activities. Global changes can also lead to loss of biodiversity on marine cyanobacteria, therefore it is imperative to gather information on current and new taxa for ocean future, global warming and coastal areas demands. The role and ocean impacts of marine cyanobacteria are also welcome topics. Therefore, it is necessary to research these impacts on coastal and marine waters through studies on marine cyanobacteria diversity, global changes impacts, nutrient cycling on marine cyanobacteria, toxin amounts, new toxins, new taxa or HABs impacts englobing all known sciences.

This Research Topic welcomes studies on:
• diversity of marine cyanobacteria;
• ocean nutrient cycling contribution on marine cyanobacteria;
• marine cyanobacteria HABs at all latitudes;
• marine cyanobacteria occurrence and relation with climate change phenomenon;
• impacts on recreational activities and water quality;
• health impairment episodes associated with marine cyanobacteria;
• global changes on marine cyanobacteria.

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

Keywords:海洋蓝细菌有害gal Blooms, Toxin Production, New taxa, Climate Change

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