Lake Serraia is a small eutrophic dimictic lake located in the town of Baselga di Pinè, in the Province of Trento. The lake has an average depth of 7 m and a maximum depth of 18 m and is mainly used for recreational activities. During the last decade, summer blooms of non-toxigenic populations of Dolichospermum spp. were documented over the entire lake. Conversely, at the end of August 2023, an intense toxigenic bloom of Microcystis aeruginosa developed over several weeks, resulting in a bathing ban by the local authorities. Besides the usual monitoring for the control of bathing waters, a few opportunistic samples were collected for microscopical examinations, toxins analyses using LC-MS techniques, and strain isolation and cultivation. In the areas where the surface scums developed, the MC-LR and MC-RR congeners of microcystins showed concentrations of 200 µg L-1 and 42 µg L-1, respectively. The bloom episodes documented in Lake Serraia are part of a more general increasing trend of cyanobacterial outbreaks actively documented in the southern Alpine region. Besides persisting high trophic status, as in Lake Serraia, the causes were also connected to the general increasing temperature trends at the global and local levels.

Boscaini, A.; Pozzi, S.; Costaraoss, S.; Cerasino, L.; Salmaso, N. (2024). Expansion of cyanobacteria outbreaks in the Alpine region: first report of an intense Microcystis bloom in Lake Serraia. In: XXVIII Congresso AIOL: Acqua: elemento vitale, risorsa essenziale: condividere le conoscenze per affrontare il cambiamento, Lecco, 24-28 giugno 2024: Associazione Italiana di Oceanologia e Limnologia (AIOL): 22. handle: https://hdl.handle.net/10449/86721

Expansion of cyanobacteria outbreaks in the Alpine region: first report of an intense Microcystis bloom in Lake Serraia

Boscaini, A.
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Cerasino, L.;Salmaso, N.
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2024-01-01

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Lake Serraia is a small eutrophic dimictic lake located in the town of Baselga di Pinè, in the Province of Trento. The lake has an average depth of 7 m and a maximum depth of 18 m and is mainly used for recreational activities. During the last decade, summer blooms of non-toxigenic populations of Dolichospermum spp. were documented over the entire lake. Conversely, at the end of August 2023, an intense toxigenic bloom of Microcystis aeruginosa developed over several weeks, resulting in a bathing ban by the local authorities. Besides the usual monitoring for the control of bathing waters, a few opportunistic samples were collected for microscopical examinations, toxins analyses using LC-MS techniques, and strain isolation and cultivation. In the areas where the surface scums developed, the MC-LR and MC-RR congeners of microcystins showed concentrations of 200 µg L-1 and 42 µg L-1, respectively. The bloom episodes documented in Lake Serraia are part of a more general increasing trend of cyanobacterial outbreaks actively documented in the southern Alpine region. Besides persisting high trophic status, as in Lake Serraia, the causes were also connected to the general increasing temperature trends at the global and local levels.
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Boscaini, A.; Pozzi, S.; Costaraoss, S.; Cerasino, L.; Salmaso, N. (2024). Expansion of cyanobacteria outbreaks in the Alpine region: first report of an intense Microcystis bloom in Lake Serraia. In: XXVIII Congresso AIOL: Acqua: elemento vitale, risorsa essenziale: condividere le conoscenze per affrontare il cambiamento, Lecco, 24-28 giugno 2024: Associazione Italiana di Oceanologia e Limnologia (AIOL): 22. handle: https://hdl.handle.net/10449/86721
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