Controlling filamentous cyanobacterial blooms requires adaptive, weather-informed strategy

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Jiao Fang

Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences

School of Environment and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology

Ming Su

Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Yande Li

Management Station of Shuangxikou Reservoir, Reservoir Management Service Center of Yuyao

Yuying Gui

Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences

College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China

Yufan Ai

Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Ogalo Joseph

Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Tengxin Cao

Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Shilong He

School of Environment and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology

Min Yang

Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

^a Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
^b School of Environment and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China.
^c Management Station of Shuangxikou Reservoir, Reservoir Management Service Center of Yuyao, Ningbo 315423, China.
^d College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China.
^e University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.

^* Corresponding to: Ming Su (mingsu@rcees.ac.cn), Min Yang (yangmin@rcees.ac.cn)

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