Algal blooms increasingly threaten lake and reservoir water quality at the global scale, caused by ongoing climate change and nutrient loading. To anticipate these algal blooms, models to project future algal blooms worldwide are required. Here we present the state-of-the-art in algal projection modelling and explore the requirements of an ideal algal projection model. Based on this, we identify current challenges and opportunities for such model development. Since most building blocks are present, we foresee that algal projection models for any lake on earth can be developed in the near future. Finally, we think that algal bloom projection models at a global scale will provide a valuable contribution to global policymaking, in particular with respect to SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation).
1.Wageningen Univ & Res, Water Syst & Global Change Grp, POB 47, NL-6700 AA Wageningen, Netherlands 2.Netherlands Environm Assessment Agcy, PBL, POB 30314, NL-2500 GH The Hague, Netherlands 3.Netherlands Inst Ecol NIOO KNAW, Dept Aquat Ecol, POB 50, NL-6700 AB Wageningen, Netherlands 4.Washington State Univ, Sch Environm, 14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave, Vancouver, WA 98686 USA 5.SYKE, Finnish Environm Inst, POB 140, Helsinki 00251, Finland 6.UFZ Helmholtz Ctr Environm Res, Dept Lake Res, Bruckstr 3A, D-39114 Magdeburg, Germany 7.Wageningen Univ & Res, Aquat Ecol & Water Qual Management, POB 47, NL-6700 AA Wageningen, Netherlands 8.Deltares, Dept Ecol & Water Qual, POB 177, NL-2600 MH Delft, Netherlands
Recommended Citation:
Janssen, Annette B. G.,Janse, Jan H.,Beusen, Arthur H. W.,et al. How to model algal blooms in any lake on earth[J]. CURRENT OPINION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY,2019-01-01,36:1-10