Gobler, C. J., Doherty, O. M., Hattenrath-Lehmann, T. K., Griffith, A. W., Kang, Y., Litaker, R. W. 2017. Ocean Warming since 1982 Has Expanded the Niche of Toxic Algal Blooms in the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. National Academy of Sciences. 114, 19. 4975-4980

Algae, Analysis, Climate change, Coastal, Human health, Ocean, Water quality, Climate, Temperature, Biology, Algal blooms

This study evaluated the effect of ocean temperature on the incidence and growth rates of two biotoxic algae species using over 30 years of high-resolution, surficial ocean temperature data. The results indicate that rising ocean temperatures are related to the intensification of harmful algal blooms, which is a growing threat to human health.