Comment on “Models predict planned phosphorus load reduction will make Lake Erie more toxic”

TY - JOUR

T1 - Comment on “Models predict planned phosphorus load reduction will make Lake Erie more toxic”

AU - Huisman, Jef

AU - Dittmann, Elke

AU - Fastner, Jutta

AU - Schuurmans, J. Merijn

AU - Scott, J. Thad

AU - Van de Waal, Dedmer B.

AU - Visser, Petra M.

AU - Welker, Martin

AU - Chorus, Ingrid

N1 - AqE, 7497. No data.

PY - 2022

Y1 - 2022

N2 - Hellweger et al. (Reports, 27 May 2022, pp. 1001) predict that phosphorus limitation will increase concentrations of cyanobacterial toxins in lakes. However, several molecular, physiological, and ecological mechanisms assumed in their models are poorly supported or contradicted by other studies. We conclude that their take-home message that phosphorus load reduction will make Lake Erie more toxic is seriously flawed.

AB - Hellweger et al. (Reports, 27 May 2022, pp. 1001) predict that phosphorus limitation will increase concentrations of cyanobacterial toxins in lakes. However, several molecular, physiological, and ecological mechanisms assumed in their models are poorly supported or contradicted by other studies. We conclude that their take-home message that phosphorus load reduction will make Lake Erie more toxic is seriously flawed.

UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/8231d22b-d40c-33df-900b-e8eee460a0e1/

U2 - 10.1126/science.add9959

DO - 10.1126/science.add9959

M3 - Article

C2 - 36356131

AN - SCOPUS:85141643776

SN - 0036-8075

VL - 378

SP - 609

EP - 609

JO - Science

JF - Science

IS - 6620

M1 - eadd9959

ER -