Comment on "Models predict planned phosphorus load reduction will make Lake Erie more toxic".
Jef HuismanElke DittmannJutta FastnerJ Merijn SchuurmansJ Thad ScottDedmer B Van de WaalPetra M VisserMartin WelkerIngrid ChorusPublished in: Science (New York, N.Y.) (2022)
Hellweger <i>et al</i>. (Reports, 27 May 2022, pp. 1001) predict that phosphorus limitation will increase concentrations of cyanobacterial toxins in lakes. However, several molecular, physiological, and ecological mechanisms assumed in their models are poorly supported or contradicted by other studies. We conclude that their take-home message that phosphorus load reduction will make Lake Erie more toxic is seriously flawed.