Blooms of toxic cyanobacterium Nodularia spumigena in Norwegian fjords during Holocene warm periods

• Published in: Toxins
• Main Authors: Konkel, Robert, Toruńska-Sitarz, Anna, Cegłowska, Marta, Ežerinskis, Žilvinas, Šapolaitė, Justina, Mažeika, Jonas, Mazur-Marzec, Hanna
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Anabaenopeptins; Genetic markers; Holocene climate optimum; Nodularin; Norwegian fjords; Sediment cores; Balsfjorden
• Online Access: http://gtc.oai.elaba.lt/documents/61504872.pdf; http://gtc.lvb.lt/GTC:ELABAPDB61504872&prefLang=en_US

In paleoecological studies, molecular markers are being used increasingly often to reconstruct community structures, environmental conditions and ecosystem changes. In this work, nodularin, anabaenopeptins and selected DNA sequences were applied as Nodularia spumigena markers to reconstruct the hist...