Jacqueline Rücker

TL;DR: This meta-analysis investigated correlations of R. raciborskii with water temperature and N:P (nitrogen to phosphorus)-ratios across four lakes with different climates and trophic states by means of long-term time series and the hybrid evolutionary algorithm HEA, showing that in the lakes with temperate and Mediterranean climate, R. racingi is strongly correlated with waterTemperature since germination and growth rely on rising water temperatures in spring.

TL;DR: Comparing seasonal population dynamics and the formation of akinetes of the invasive cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii with the native species Aphanizomenon gracile in three German lakes concludes that C. racibORSkii populations in temperate lakes have a similar potential for an akinete-based life cycle performance as do the native A.gracile populations.

TL;DR: The akinete abundance in the surface sediment of a deep stratified lake in NE Germany was studied to determine which part of the akinete pool is potentially able to germinate under the underwater light, temperature and oxygen conditions present.

TL;DR: Recent advances in studies of akinetes are reviewed emphasizing environmental triggers, cellular responses, morphological, and structural changes that occur during akinete differentiation and germination.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed the ecological status of 183 lakes in NE Germany (Federal State of Brandenburg), as reported to the European Commission in 2015, and identified excessive nutrient emissions from agriculture as the main cause of this failure.