and abiotic environmental conditions such as the initial cell ratio of donor and target
organisms, their growth phase, and species- and strain-specific sensitivities of the
target organism to allelochemicals as well as light, temperature, and nutrient supply.
Several studies have shown that cyanobacterial allelopathic effects can be
involved in the succession of phytoplankton communities, and the available additional knowledge on substances produced and released by cyanobacteria suggests
that this process is more relevant than currently acknowledged. Also models simulating phytoplankton and its succession in aquatic ecosystems have not yet incorporated this mechanism (see, e.g., Shimoda and Arhonditsis [128]). Future research
should thus strive to decipher cyanobacterial allelopathy as a potentially highly
relevant element in controlling phytoplankton succession. This knowledge is needed
for both a better basic understanding of aquatic ecosystem functioning and to assure
future water quality management.
Acknowledgments This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of
China (No. 31260138) and the Major Research and Development Project of Yunnan Province
(2018BC002).
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organisms, their growth phase, and species- and strain-specific sensitivities of the
target organism to allelochemicals as well as light, temperature, and nutrient supply.
Several studies have shown that cyanobacterial allelopathic effects can be
involved in the succession of phytoplankton communities, and the available additional knowledge on substances produced and released by cyanobacteria suggests
that this process is more relevant than currently acknowledged. Also models simulating phytoplankton and its succession in aquatic ecosystems have not yet incorporated this mechanism (see, e.g., Shimoda and Arhonditsis [128]). Future research
should thus strive to decipher cyanobacterial allelopathy as a potentially highly
relevant element in controlling phytoplankton succession. This knowledge is needed
for both a better basic understanding of aquatic ecosystem functioning and to assure
future water quality management.
Acknowledgments This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of
China (No. 31260138) and the Major Research and Development Project of Yunnan Province
(2018BC002).
References
1. Sommer U, Adrian R, De Senerpont Domis L, Elser JJ, Gaedke U, Ibelings B, Jeppesen E,
Lürling M, Molinero JC, Mooij WM, van Donk E, Winder M (2012) Beyond the plankton
ecology group (PEG) model: mechanisms driving plankton succession. Annu Rev Ecol Evol
Syst 43:429–448
2. Keating KI (1977) Allelopathic influence on blue-green bloom sequence in a eutrophic lake.
Science 196:885–887
3. Keating KI (1978) Blue-green algal inhibition of diatom growth transition from mesotrophic to
eutrophic community structure. Science 199:971–973
4. Molisch H (1938) Der Einfluss einer Pflanze auf die Andere, Allelopathie. Nature 141:493
5. Rice EL (1984) Allelopathy, 2nd edn. Academic, San Diego
6. Whittaker RH, Feeny PP (1971) Allelochemics: chemical interactions between species.
Science 171:757–770
7. Anaya AL (1999) Allelopathy as a tool in the management of biotic resources in
agroecosystems. Crit Rev Plant Sci 18:697–739
8. Bagnères A-G, Hossaert-Mckey M (2016) Chemical ecology. Wiley-ISTE, Hoboken/London
9. Gross EM (2003) Allelopathy of aquatic autotrophs. Crit Rev Plant Sci 22:313–339
10. Harke MJ, Steffen MM, Gobler CJ, Otten TG, Wilhelm SW, Wood SA, Paerl HW (2016)
A review of the global ecology, genomics, and biogeography of the toxic cyanobacterium,
Microcystis spp. Harmful Algae 54:4–20
11. Chorus I (2001) Cyanotoxins: occurrence, causes, consequences. Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg
12. Jochimsen EM, Carmichael WW, An JS, Cardo DM, Cookson ST, Holmes CE, Antunes MB,
Da DMF, Lyra TM, Barreto VS (1998) Liver failure and death after exposure to microcystins at
a hemodialysis center in Brazil. N Engl J Med 338:873–880
13. Paerl HW, Fulton RS, Moisander PH, Dyble J (2001) Harmful freshwater algal blooms, with
an emphasis on cyanobacteria. Sci World J 1:76
14. O’Neil JM, Davis TW, Burford MA, Gobler CJ (2012) The rise of harmful cyanobacteria
blooms: the potential roles of eutrophication and climate change. Harmful Algae 14:313–334
15. Aubriot L, Bonilla S (2018) Regulation of phosphate uptake reveals cyanobacterial bloom
resilience to shifting N:P ratios. Freshw Biol 63:318–329
338
Y. Pei et al.