Algal blooms in Nigerian waters: an overview

Abstract

Awareness of harmful algal blooms (HABs) and their associated impacts is poor or lacking in the West African sub-region. Different aquatic environments in Nigeria have reportedly experienced blooms of algae either seasonally or year round, but there are no documented cases of human incapacitation in relation to these blooms. Potentially toxic microalgal species in Nigerian water bodies include cyanobacteria (Microcystis spp., Oscillatoria spp., Anabaena spp. and Trichodesmium thiebautii),...