Cladophora in Qinghai Lake as an ecological engineer helps increase phytoplankton biodiversity

Excessive filamentous algae growth has become a global concern, posing serious challenges to the management of major bodies of water, including China's Qinghai Lake, the largest lake of Qinghai-Tibet plateau. While many studies have focused on micro-algal blooms, there remains limited research on filamentous algal blooms (FABs).