Spatio-Temporal Monitoring of Benthic Anatoxin-a-Producing sp. in the River Lech, Germany.

Incidents with toxic benthic cyanobacteria blooms have been increasing recently. In 2019, several dogs were poisoned in the river Lech (Germany) by the benthic anatoxin-a-producing genus . To characterize spatial and temporal distribution of potentially toxic in this river, a systematic monitoring was carried out in 2020, focusing on the occurrence of the genus, its toxin production and habitat requirements.