Abstract
Abstract The first published records of summer cyanobacterial blooms from Estonian coastal waters date back to the middle of the 19th century. The blooms typically lasted for several weeks in July accompanying windless and sunny weather. The species involved included Anabaena sp., Aphanizomenon flosaquae Ralfs and Nodularia spumigena Mertens. Mass occurrences in lakes were recorded at the beginning of the 20th century, caused by Anabaena lemmermannii P Richter, Microcystis aeruginosa (Kutzing) Lemmermann and Gloeotrichia echinulata (J.E. Smith) P Richter among others. Blooms have subsequently been recorded regularly from both lakes and coastal waters, causing health hazards to humans and mortality in domestic animals. Regular summer blooms still occur in the two largest lakes in Estonia (Peipsi-Pihkva and Vortsjav), although the principal species involved have changed. A special threat is the mass occurrence of Planktothrix agardhii (Gomont) Anagnostidis et Komarek in Lake Ulemiste, the main drinking wate...
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