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1. 137Cs and 40K in gray seals Halichoerus grypus in the southern Baltic Sea

Author:
Michał Saniewski; Tamara Zalewska; Maria Suplińska; Lucyna Falkowska; Agnieszka Grajewska; Iga Nehring; Dominika Saniewska; Marta Staniszewska; Iwona Pawliczka
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research 2019 v.26 no.17 pp. 17418-17426
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Halichoerus grypus; adults; brain; cesium; fish; liver; lungs; muscles; placenta; potassium; pups; radionuclides; seals; staple foods; tissues; Baltic Sea
Abstract:
... This study presents levels of ¹³⁷Cs and ⁴⁰K concentrations in the placentas of seals gathered in the period 2007–2015. The mean activity of ¹³⁷Cs and ⁴⁰K was 5.49 Bq kg⁻¹w.w. and 136.6 Bq kg⁻¹ ww respectively. Statistically significant correlation was observed between the ¹³⁷Cs activities in placenta and in herring—the staple food for seals. The concentrations of ¹³⁷Cs and ⁴⁰K were also determined ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-05145-7
PubMed:
31020531
PubMed Central:
PMC6546647

2. A Bayesian Network risk model for assessing oil spill recovery effectiveness in the ice-covered Northern Baltic Sea

Author:
Liangliang Lu; Floris Goerlandt; Osiris A. Valdez Banda; Pentti Kujala; Anders Höglund; Lars Arneborg
Source:
Marine pollution bulletin 2019 v.139 pp. 440-458
ISSN:
0025-326X
Subject:
accidents; ice; models; oil spills; oils; risk; traffic; water pollution; winter; Baltic Sea
Abstract:
... The Northern Baltic Sea, as one of the few areas with busy ship traffic in ice-covered waters, is a typical sea area exposed to risk of ship accidents and oil spills in ice conditions. Therefore, oil spill capability for response and recovery in this area is required to reduce potential oil spill effects. Currently, there are no integrated, scenario-based models for oil spill response and recovery ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.12.018

3. A mixture of human and climatic effects shapes the 250-year long fire history of a semi-natural pine dominated landscape of Northern Latvia

Author:
Mara Kitenberga; Igor Drobyshev; Didzis Elferts; Roberts Matisons; Andis Adamovics; Juris Katrevics; Mats Niklasson; Aris Jansons
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2019 v.441 pp. 192-201
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
climate; fire history; forest dynamics; forest fires; forests; humans; landscapes; national parks; prescribed burning; Baltic Sea; Latvia
Abstract:
... Fire has been shown to shape successional pathways and dynamics of forest vegetation. However, its role in European hemiboreal forests remains poorly understood. Here we provide the first annually resolved reconstruction of fire history from the Eastern Baltic Sea region, developed in the pine-dominated landscape of Slitere National Park (SNP), northwestern Latvia, over the last 250 years. Our res ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2019.03.020

4. A retrospective investigation into the occurrence and human exposure to polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs), dibenzo-p-dioxins and furans (PCDD/Fs) and PCBs through cod liver products (1972–2017)

Author:
Jerzy Falandysz; Frankie Smith; Sean Panton; Alwyn R. Fernandes
Source:
Chemosphere 2019 v.231 pp. 240-248
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
adults; children; chlorinated naphthalenes; cod liver oil; food intake; furans; liver; polychlorinated biphenyls; polychlorinated dibenzodioxins; polychlorinated dibenzofurans; retrospective studies; toxicity; Baltic Sea; Northern European region
Abstract:
... A retrospective analysis of a number of historical medicinal grade cod liver oil samples produced in Northern Europe revealed relatively high contamination levels of PCNs, PCDD/Fs and PCBs. The total toxic equivalence (TEQ) associated with PCDD/Fs, dl-PCBs and PCNs was in the range 95–427 pg g⁻¹ for Baltic cod liver oils and from 70 to 148 pg g⁻¹ for oils sourced from the North Atlantic. The corre ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.05.073

5. A scalable dynamic characterisation approach for water quality management in semi-enclosed seas and archipelagos

Author:
G. Vigouroux; G. Destouni; A. Jönsson; V. Cvetkovic
Source:
Marine pollution bulletin 2019 v.139 pp. 311-327
ISSN:
0025-326X
Subject:
coastal water; coasts; eutrophication; model validation; models; pollution load; surface water; water pollution; water quality; Baltic Sea
Abstract:
... In semi-enclosed seas, eutrophication may affect both the coastal waters and the whole sea. We develop and test a modelling approach that can account for nutrient loads from land as well as for influences and feedbacks on water quality across the scales of a whole semi-enclosed sea and its coastal zones. We test its applicability in the example cases of the Baltic Sea and one of its local archipel ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.12.021

6. A state-of-the-art model for spatial and stochastic oil spill risk assessment: A case study of oil spill from a shipwreck

Author:
Payam Amir-Heidari; Lars Arneborg; J. Fredrik Lindgren; Andreas Lindhe; Lars Rosén; Mohammad Raie; Lars Axell; Ida-Maja Hassellöv
Source:
Environment international 2019 v.126 pp. 309-320
ISSN:
0160-4120
Subject:
adverse effects; case studies; marine ecosystems; marine environment; models; monitoring; oil spills; oils; probabilistic risk assessment; risk; toxic substances; uncertainty; Baltic Sea; Sweden
Abstract:
... Oil spills are serious environmental issues that potentially can cause adverse effects on marine ecosystems. In some marine areas, like the Baltic Sea, there is a large number of wrecks from the first half of the 20th century, and recent monitoring and field work have revealed release of oil from some of these wrecks. The risk posed by a wreck is governed by its condition, hazardous substances con ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envint.2019.02.037

7. A supra-national TSO to enhance offshore wind power development in the Baltic Sea? A legal and regulatory analysis

Author:
Kanerva Sunila; Claire Bergaentzlé; Bénédicte Martin; Ari Ekroos
Source:
Energy policy 2019 v.128 pp. 775-782
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
European Union; climate; energy policy; infrastructure; markets; risk factors; wind farms; wind power; Baltic Sea
Abstract:
... Offshore wind power development is expected to play an important role in meeting the EU climate targets. To integrate offshore wind power, advanced offshore infrastructures such as meshed grids are suggested to optimise the grid development. Meshed offshore grids refer to integrated offshore infrastructure where offshore wind power hubs are interconnected to several countries as opposed to radial ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2019.01.047

8. A taste for aliens: contribution of a novel prey item to native fishes’ diet

Author:
Riikka Puntila-Dodd; Olli Loisa; Katariina Riipinen; Amy E. Fowler
Source:
Biological invasions 2019 v.21 no.9 pp. 2907-2917
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Blicca bjoerkna; Gymnocephalus cernua; Leuciscus idus; Myoxocephalus quadricornis; Perca fluviatilis; Rutilus rutilus; aquatic environment; autumn; crabs; diet; ecological invasion; estuaries; fisheries; fishermen; food webs; indigenous species; invasive species; omnivores; perch; predation; predatory fish; stomach; Baltic Sea
Abstract:
... Non-indigenous species (NIS) can alter food web structure and function in many ways. While the predatory and competitive roles of NIS in aquatic environments are commonly studied, their role as a prey item for native predators is often overlooked. As the northern Baltic Sea lacks native crabs, the omnivorous estuarine Harris mud crab (Rhithropanopeus harrisii) is a novel invader to the system and ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-019-02021-w

9. Acclimation limits of Fucus evanescens along the salinity gradient of the southwestern Baltic Sea

Author:
Katharina Romoth; Petra Nowak; Daniela Kempke; Anna Dietrich; Christian Porsche; Hendrik Schubert
Source:
Botanica marina 2019 v.62 no.1 pp. 31-42
ISSN:
1437-4323
Subject:
Fucus evanescens; Fucus vesiculosus; acclimation; gene pool; habitats; morphs; photosynthesis; phylogeny; pigmentation; protein disulfide-isomerase; salinity; statistical analysis; vegetative growth; water content; Baltic Sea
Abstract:
... Over recent decades, the neophyte Fucus evanescens has extended eastwards along the salinity gradient within the Baltic Sea, indicating gradual adaptation to low salinity conditions. To find out whether F. evanescens can migrate further into the Baltic Sea and potentially become a competitor to the native F. vesiculosus, the acclimation potentials of different F. evanescens and F. vesiculosus popu ...
DOI:
10.1515/bot-2018-0098

10. Adaptation Capacity of Norway Spruce Provenances in Western Latvia

Author:
Pauls Zeltiņš; Juris Katrevičs; Arnis Gailis; Tiit Maaten; Iveta Desaine; Āris Jansons
Source:
Forests 2019 v.10 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
Picea abies; climate; cold; frost; juveniles; planting; provenance; temperature; tree height; Baltic Sea; Latvia
Abstract:
... In Europe, numerous Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst.) provenance trials have been established and evaluated at a juvenile age. Still, information about the adaptation potential and long-term fitness of transferred seedlots in the Baltic Sea region is lacking. The aim of the study was to evaluate the adaptation capacity of provenances and assess the patterns of their long-term reaction to envir ...
DOI:
10.3390/f10100840

11. Analysis of potential distribution and impacts for two species of alien crabs in Northern Europe

Author:
Rikard Karlsson; Matthias Obst; Matz Berggren
Source:
Biological invasions 2019 v.21 no.10 pp. 3109-3119
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Carcinus maenas; Hemigrapsus sanguineus; Littorina littorea; Vinca minor; coastal water; coasts; crabs; ecological invasion; environmental impact; indigenous species; introduced species; models; niches; Baltic Sea; East Asia; France; Ireland; Northern European region; Norway; Sweden
Abstract:
... The Asian shore crab (Hemigrapsus sanguineus) and the brush-clawed shore crab (H. takanoi) both originate from east Asia but have in recent years established viable populations throughout coastal European waters. The two species are highly competitive and can occur in very high densities. Both species have been linked to the decrease of otherwise abundant native species such as the European shore ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-019-02044-3

12. Anthropogenic carbon as a basal resource in the benthic food webs in the Neva Estuary (Baltic Sea)

Author:
Sergey M. Golubkov; Mikhail S. Golubkov; Alexei V. Tiunov
Source:
Marine pollution bulletin 2019 v.146 pp. 190-200
ISSN:
0025-326X
Subject:
Bayesian theory; Chironomidae; Crustacea; Polychaeta; benthic organisms; coasts; estuaries; fish; food webs; larvae; macroinvertebrates; nitrogen; organic carbon; phytoplankton; stable isotopes; statistical models; tissues; wastewater; water pollution; Baltic Sea
Abstract:
... Organic pollution is a serious environmental problem for the coastal zones of seas. The study tested the hypothesis that allochthonous organic carbon derived from St. Petersburg wastewaters is a significant basal resource of carbon for the benthic food webs. We analyzed stable isotope composition of carbon and nitrogen in suspended organic matter in the Neva Estuary and in the tissues of macroinve ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.06.037

13. Application of Systems Approach Framework (SAF) to the Vistula Lagoon case in Poland

Author:
Grzegorz Różyński; Małgorzata Bielecka; Jan Schönhofer
Source:
Ocean & coastal management 2019 v.168 pp. 90-102
ISSN:
0964-5691
Subject:
coastal zone management; dredging; economic impact; fishermen; managers; marinas; market economy; mathematical models; model validation; stakeholders; systems engineering; tourism; tourists; Baltic Sea; Poland; Russia
Abstract:
... The Vistula Lagoon is the 2nd largest Lagoon in the Baltic Sea, which is roughly 91 km long, 6.8–13 km wide and has an average depth of 2.7 m. It is shared by Poland and Russia and the only access to the Baltic Sea is located in the Russian part. The resulting isolation of the Polish part from the sea is one of the reasons of its economic decline after the transition to market economy in the last ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.11.002

14. Application of system approach framework for coastal zone management in Pärnu, SW Estonia

Author:
Hannes Tõnisson; Are Kont; Kaarel Orviku; Ülo Suursaar; Reimo Rivis; Valdeko Palginõmm
Source:
Journal of coastal conservation 2019 v.23 no.5 pp. 931-942
ISSN:
1400-0350
Subject:
atmospheric circulation; beaches; coastal zone management; coasts; floods; resorts; risk; sea ice; sea level; stakeholders; storms; summer; surveys; tourism; winter; Baltic Sea; Estonia
Abstract:
... Due to changes in atmospheric circulation and warmer winters, the frequency of strong westerly storms associated with high sea level in ice-free sea conditions has increased on the western coast of Estonia. This trend is especially dangerous for the sections of depositional seashores along the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea such as Pärnu Bay and its surroundings. Pärnu is the largest city in SW E ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11852-018-0637-6

15. Assessing Changes in Ecosystem Services Provision in Coastal Waters

Author:
Miguel Inácio; Gerald Schernewski; Dimitra Alkisti Pliatsika; Juliane Benz; René Friedland
Source:
Sustainability 2019 v.11 no.9 pp. -
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
anthropogenic stressors; biodiversity; case studies; coastal ecosystems; coastal water; ecosystem services; guidelines; salinity; surface water; Baltic Sea
Abstract:
... Coastal ecosystems are important ecosystem services (ES) suppliers. The degradation of these ecosystems jeopardizes the quality of ES provision. The Biodiversity 2020 Strategy aims at maintaining and restoring ES, although clear guidelines are missing on how to define the state to which ES should be restored. In this respect, synergies between ES assessments and the Water Framework Directive (WFD) ...
DOI:
10.3390/su11092632

16. Assessing marine ecosystem services richness and exposure to anthropogenic threats in small sea areas: a case study for the Lithuanian sea space

Author:
Daniel Depellegrin; Stefano Menegon; Laura Gusatu; Sanjoy Roy; Ieva Misiunė
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 pp. -
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
aesthetic value; anthropogenic activities; case studies; coasts; cultural values; ecosystem services; environmental indicators; herring; humans; landscapes; marine debris; marine ecosystems; oil spills; oils; planning; resorts; shipping; social welfare; toxic substances; Baltic Sea; Lithuania
Abstract:
... The Lithuanian sea space belongs to the smallest sea areas in Europe. The sea space incorporates multiple marine ecosystem services (MES) that support human-wellbeing and sustain maritime economies, but is also subjected to intensive anthropogenic activities that can affect its vulnerable ecological components. We present a flexible geospatial methodology to assess MES richness (MESR) and to analy ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105730

17. Assessment of atmospheric correction algorithms for the Sentinel-2A MultiSpectral Imager over coastal and inland waters

Author:
M.A. Warren; S.G.H. Simis; V. Martinez-Vicente; K. Poser; M. Bresciani; K. Alikas; E. Spyrakos; C. Giardino; A. Ansper
Source:
Remote sensing of environment 2019 v.225 pp. 267-289
ISSN:
0034-4257
Subject:
active ingredients; algorithms; chlorophyll; coasts; data collection; inland waters; monitoring; polymers; reflectance; remote sensing; surface water; uncertainty; water quality; Baltic Sea; Europe
Abstract:
... The relatively high spatial resolution, short revisit time and red-edge spectral band (705 nm) of the ESA Sentinel-2 Multi Spectral Imager makes this sensor attractive for monitoring water quality of coastal and inland waters. Reliable atmospheric correction is essential to support routine retrieval of optically active substance concentration from water-leaving reflectance. In this study, six publ ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rse.2019.03.018

18. Assessment of chemical and microbiological parameters on the Leite River Lithuania

Author:
Laima Česonienė; Daiva Sileikiene; Midona Dapkiene; Algirdas Radzevicius; Kati Räsänen
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.18 pp. 18752-18765
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
emissions; microbiological quality; pollution; river water; rivers; surface water; villages; wastewater; wastewater treatment; water quality; watersheds; Baltic Sea; Lithuania
Abstract:
... The most common source of pollution is wastewater that comes from the industrial, agricultural, and household sectors. The aim of this work is to evaluate the impact of a new innovative wastewater treatment technology on the water quality of the Leite River, Lithuania. The Leite River basin receives wastewater from the Leitgiriai agglomeration; it is then released into a channel, which is 73 m awa ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-04665-6

19. Assessment of cloudiness for use in environmental marine research

Author:
Marcin Paszkuta; Tomasz Zapadka; Adam Krężel
Source:
International journal of remote sensing 2019 v.40 no.24 pp. 9439-9459
ISSN:
1366-5901
Subject:
algorithms; basins; climate; emissions; lidar; models; moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer; monitoring; remote sensing; satellites; Baltic Sea; Poland
Abstract:
... A very simple algorithm with which to assess cloudiness over the Baltic Sea has been developed. The algorithm involves analysis of cloud longwave emissivity, supplemented with available information on shortwave emissions. The simple classification method is based on the split-window technique and compares a signal recorded in the neighbouring spectral bands with results of cloud-free atmosphere mo ...
DOI:
10.1080/01431161.2019.1633697

20. Assessment of input of organic micropollutants and microplastics into the Baltic Sea by urban waters

Author:
Ulla E. Bollmann; Marta Simon; Jes Vollertsen; Kai Bester
Source:
Marine pollution bulletin 2019 v.148 pp. 149-155
ISSN:
0025-326X
Subject:
marine pollution; microplastics; phosphates; pollutants; rain; stormwater; terbutryn; triclosan; wastewater; wastewater treatment; Baltic Sea
Abstract:
... We assess how different micropollutants and microplastics, connected to wastewater are introduced into the Baltic Sea. The relevance of untreated wastewater, treated wastewater, treated and untreated rain runoff, as well as combined sewer overflow (CSO), is assessed in respect to mass balance, as well as relative inflows of micropollutants and -plastics into the Baltic Sea. To achieve this, modell ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.07.014

21. Assessment of native and alkylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediments and mussels (Mytilus spp.) in the southern Baltic Sea

Author:
Ilona Waszak; Henryka Dabrowska; Jan Warzocha
Source:
Environmental science 2019 v.21 no.3 pp. 514-527
ISSN:
2050-7895
Subject:
Mytilus; environmental quality; mussels; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; risk; sediments; Baltic Sea
Abstract:
... Native and alkylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were investigated in whole and fine grained (F < 63 μm) sediment fractions and mussels in the southern Baltic Sea. Both sediments and mussels showed spatial differences in PAH levels and profiles. In whole sediments, mean concentrations of Σ₁₆PAHs, ΣaPAHs, and ΣPAHs reached up to 1537, 415, and 1952 ng g⁻¹ dry weight (dw), respectively, ...
DOI:
10.1039/c8em00384j

22. Aureoboletus projectellus (Fungi, Boletales) – An American bolete rapidly spreading in Europe as a new model species for studying expansion of macrofungi

Author:
Łukasz Banasiak; Marcin Pietras; Marta Wrzosek; Alicja Okrasińska; Michał Gorczak; Marta Kolanowska; Julia Pawłowska
Source:
Fungal ecology 2019 v.39 pp. 94-99
ISSN:
1754-5048
Subject:
Boletales; fungi; geographical distribution; introduced species; invasive species; models; monitoring; species dispersal; Baltic Sea; Baltic States; Central European region; North America; Poland
Abstract:
... Aureoboletus projectellus is a bolete native to eastern North America that has recently started to spread in Central Europe and is considered as a potentially invasive species. Maximum entropy approach implemented in MaxEnt was used to estimate the distribution of its potential niche in Europe. The model obtained and current data about species’ geographic distribution in the European range were co ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.funeco.2018.12.006

23. Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828: rediscovery of a holotype

Author:
Christian Haberland; Oliver Hampe; Marijke Autenrieth; Manja Voß
Source:
Mammalia 2019 v.83 no.4 pp. 343-351
ISSN:
1864-1547
Subject:
Balaenoptera borealis; DNA; epiphyses; haplotypes; holotypes; mitochondria; ribs; skeleton; skull; vertebrae; whales
Abstract:
... The whereabouts of the Balaenoptera borealis holotype, the skeleton of a 1819 stranded specimen, have been unknown since the World War II (WWII). Due to nomenclatural confusion, deficient documentation, and finally WWII bombing, which destroyed predominantly cetacean material in the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (MfN), the type skeleton of the sei whale sank into oblivion. Construction activities e ...
DOI:
10.1515/mammalia-2017-0149

24. Baltic Fucus vesiculosus as potential bio-sorbent for Zn removal: Mechanism insight

Author:
Loredana Brinza; Kalotina Geraki; Corneliu Cojocaru; Susan Løvstad Holdt; Mariana Neamtu
Source:
Chemosphere 2019 pp. -
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Fucus vesiculosus; X-ray absorption spectroscopy; X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy; alginates; biomass; biosorbents; byproducts; cellulose; desorption; harvest date; macroalgae; moieties; phenotype; sorbents; sorption; water pollution; zinc; Baltic Sea; Irish Sea
Abstract:
... This research aimed to find the best phenotype of the brown algae Fucus vesiculosus (kelp) which has the greater potential to become a sorption byproduct for Zn removal from contaminated waters. Thus, the Zn uptake capacity and sorption mechanisms of the kelp collected from the Baltic Sea shore was, for the first time, investigated under various conditions, and compared to the phenotype habiting o ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124652

25. Baltic Sea ecosystem response to various nutrient load scenarios in present and future climates

Author:
Sofia Saraiva; H. E. Markus Meier; Helén Andersson; Anders Höglund; Christian Dieterich; Matthias Gröger; Robinson Hordoir; Kari Eilola
Source:
Climate dynamics 2019 v.52 no.5-6 pp. 3369-3387
ISSN:
0930-7575
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; climate; climate change; climate models; ecosystems; environmental factors; eutrophication; greenhouse gas emissions; pollution load; primary productivity; runoff; Baltic Sea
Abstract:
... The Baltic Sea is a shallow, semi-enclosed brackish sea suffering like many other coastal seas from eutrophication caused by human impact. Hence, nutrient load abatement strategies are intensively discussed. With the help of a high-resolution, coupled physical-biogeochemical circulation model we investigate the combined impact of changing nutrient loads from land and changing climate during the 21 ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00382-018-4330-0

26. Baltic Sea eutrophication status is not improved by the first pillar of the European Union Common Agricultural Policy

Author:
Torbjörn Jansson; Hans E. Andersen; Bo G. Gustafsson; Berit Hasler; Lisa Höglind; Hyungsik Choi
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.8 pp. 2465-2476
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
Common Agricultural Policy; agricultural industry; agricultural land; basins; eutrophication; farms; fertilizer application; hydrology; issues and policy; land use; nitrogen; phosphorus; simulation models; Baltic Sea
Abstract:
... Agriculture is an important source of nitrogen and phosphorous loads to the Baltic Sea. We study how the European Union’s (EU) Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and in particular how its first pillar, containing most of the budget and the decoupled farm payments, affects eutrophication. To aid our study, we use three simulation models, covering the agricultural sector in the EU, a hydrological nut ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-019-01559-8

27. Bayesian Immature Survival Analysis of the Largest Colony of Common Murre (Uria aalge) in the Baltic Sea

Author:
Blanca Sarzo; Carmen Armero; David Conesa; Jonas Hentati-Sundberg; Olof Olsson
Source:
Waterbirds 2019 v.42 no.3 pp. 304-313
ISSN:
1524-4695
Subject:
Bayesian theory; Uria aalge; adults; age structure; breeding; chicks; fledglings; life history; mark-recapture studies; models; probability; seabirds; Baltic Sea; Sweden
Abstract:
... In long-lived species, such as seabirds, immature survival is the most important life history parameter after adult survival. The assessment of immature survival has often been difficult due to extended periods in which young birds remain unobservable at sea. This study presents results on survival of immature Common Murre (Uria aalge) obtained from an extensive mark-recapture study of a large col ...
DOI:
10.1675/063.042.0306

28. Beach-cast as biofertiliser in the Baltic Sea region-potential limitations due to cadmium-content

Author:
Daniel Franzén; Eduardo Infantes; Fredrik Gröndahl
Source:
Ocean & coastal management 2019 v.169 pp. 20-26
ISSN:
0964-5691
Subject:
Ceramium; Polysiphonia; Zostera marina; biofertilizers; cadmium; chemical analysis; coastal zone management; coasts; government agencies; harvesting; macroalgae; monitoring; uncertainty; Baltic Sea
Abstract:
... Macroalgal mass blooms and accumulating beach-cast are increasing problems in many coastal areas. However, beach-cast is also a potentially valuable marine bioresource, e.g. as a biofertiliser in coastal agriculture. One limiting factor in use of beach-cast as a fertiliser is uncertainty regarding the cadmium (Cd) concentration depending on beach-cast composition and location. In this study, chemi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.11.015

29. Behaviour, escapement and mortality of female European silver eels within a regulated lowland river draining into the Baltic Sea

Author:
Jens Frankowski; Malte Dorow; Jakob Juenger; Melanie Reckordt; Steffen Schulz; Claus Ubl; Helmut Winkler
Source:
Fisheries management and ecology 2019 v.26 no.1 pp. 86-96
ISSN:
0969-997X
Subject:
Anguilla anguilla; acoustics; biometry; brackish water; eel; females; freshwater; migratory behavior; mortality; rivers; telemetry; Baltic Sea
Abstract:
... Migration patterns of 146 female silver eels on their way through fresh and brackish water stretches of the Warnow River into the Baltic Sea were studied using acoustic telemetry. The majority of eels (77%) regained their expected downstream migration behaviour after a median rehabilitation time of 2 days. Positive rheotactic behaviour was observed for 23% of tagged eels after release, probably in ...
DOI:
10.1111/fme.12307

30. Biological soil crusts as key player in biogeochemical P cycling during pedogenesis of sandy substrate

Author:
Karen Baumann; Meike Siebers; Jens Kruse; Kai-Uwe Eckhardt; Yongfeng Hu; Dirk Michalik; Nina Siebers; Gourango Kar; Ulf Karsten; Peter Leinweber
Source:
Geoderma 2019 v.338 pp. 145-158
ISSN:
0016-7061
Subject:
Gram-positive bacteria; X-ray absorption spectroscopy; algae; biological soil crusts; biomass; coastal sediments; coasts; dune sand; esters; feldspar; fractionation; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; orthophosphates; phospholipid fatty acids; phosphorus; soil formation; stable isotopes; weathering; Baltic Sea; Germany
Abstract:
... Little is known about phosphorus (P) in biological soil crusts (BSCs) and their role in biogeochemical P cycling. The present study evaluated P in BSCs with an array of methodological approaches including sequential P fractionation, solution 31P nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, synchrotron-based P K-edge X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy, elemental mapping (μ- ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.11.034

31. Boosting the monitoring of phytoplankton in optically complex coastal waters by combining pigment-based chemotaxonomy and in situ radiometry

Author:
Marju Tamm; Martin Ligi; Kristel Panksep; Karolin Teeveer; Rene Freiberg; Peeter Laas; Birgot Paavel; Tiit Kutser; Anu Reinart; Ilmar Tõnno; Tiina Nõges
Source:
Ecological indicators 2019 v.97 pp. 329-340
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
Cyanobacteria; Miozoa; algorithms; biomass; chemotaxonomy; chlorophyll; coastal water; community structure; environmental indicators; high performance liquid chromatography; microscopy; monitoring; phytoplankton; radiometry; reflectance; reflectance spectroscopy; remote sensing; toxicity; water quality; Baltic Sea
Abstract:
... Research about the occurrence and extent of the cyanobacterial blooms in the Baltic Sea is critical due to their increased magnitude and frequency. Monitoring of the blooms is complicated due to their spatially and temporally heterogeneous nature. For adequate assessment of the water quality, phytoplankton dynamics needs to be tracked in large areas with high monitoring frequency. The main objecti ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.10.024

32. Bromoanisoles and methoxylated bromodiphenyl ethers in macroalgae from Nordic coastal regions

Author:
Terry F. Bidleman; Agneta Andersson; Sonia Brugel; Lars Ericson; Peter Haglund; Darya Kupryianchyk; Danny C. P. Lau; Per Liljelind; Lisa Lundin; Anders Tysklind; Mats Tysklind
Source:
Environmental science 2019 v.21 no.5 pp. 881-892
ISSN:
2050-7895
Subject:
Acrosiphonia; Ascophyllum nodosum; Ceramium; Chara; Fucus serratus; Fucus vesiculosus; Laminaria digitata; Saccharina latissima; Spongomorpha; bromine; coastal water; coasts; cosmetics; ethers; feeds; macroalgae; mass spectrometry; methanol; mixing; nutrients; soaking; solvents; toxicity; Baltic Sea; Norway; Sweden
Abstract:
... Marine macroalgae are used worldwide for human consumption, animal feed, cosmetics and agriculture. In addition to beneficial nutrients, macroalgae contain halogenated natural products (HNPs), some of which have toxic properties similar to those of well-known anthropogenic contaminants. Sixteen species of red, green and brown macroalgae were collected in 2017–2018 from coastal waters of the northe ...
DOI:
10.1039/c9em00042a

33. Can investments in manure technology reduce nutrient leakage to the Baltic Sea?

Author:
Torbjörn Jansson; Hans Estrup Andersen; Berit Hasler; Lisa Höglind; Bo G. Gustafsson
Source:
Ambio 2019 v.48 no.11 pp. 1264-1277
ISSN:
0044-7447
Subject:
Common Agricultural Policy; agricultural industry; basins; farms; leaching; manure handling; manure spreading; models; nitrogen; nitrogen content; nutrient transport; nutrient utilization; Baltic Sea
Abstract:
... In this study, quantitative models of the agricultural sector and nutrient transport and cycling are used to analyse the impacts in the Baltic Sea of replacing the current Greening measures of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy with a package of investments in manure handling. The investments aim at improving nutrient utilization and reducing nitrogen leaching, based on the assumption that laggin ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13280-019-01251-5
PubMed:
31583616
PubMed Central:
PMC6814651

34. Can tools contribute to integration in MSP? A comparative review of selected tools and approaches

Author:
Kira Gee; Nerijus Blazauskas; Karsten Dahl; Cordula Göke; Björn Hassler; Andreas Kannen; Neva Leposa; Andrea Morf; Helena Strand; Barbara Weig; Jacek Zaucha
Source:
Ocean & coastal management 2019 v.179 pp. 104834
ISSN:
0964-5691
Subject:
case studies; coastal zone management; decision support systems; issues and policy; planning; stakeholders; Baltic Sea
Abstract:
... The role of tools and approaches is currently much debated in maritime spatial planning (MSP). Past evaluation has mainly concentrated on decision support tools and the tangible outputs these can provide for MSP, but little attention has so far been been given to the soft or indirect benefits tool use can have in MSP. This paper assesses the potential benefits of tool use in the context of four co ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2019.104834

35. Changes in long chain alkenone distributions and Isochrysidales groups along the Baltic Sea salinity gradient

Author:
Jérôme Kaiser; Karen J. Wang; Derek Rott; Gaoyuan Li; Yinsui Zheng; Linda Amaral-Zettler; Helge W. Arz; Yongsong Huang
Source:
Organic geochemistry 2019 v.127 pp. 92-103
ISSN:
0146-6380
Subject:
DNA; Isochrysidales; biogeography; biomarkers; ecosystems; environmental factors; ketones; salinity; salt tolerance; sediments; sequence analysis; temperature; Baltic Sea
Abstract:
... Isochrysidales species of the phylum Haptophyta are the exclusive producers of C37 to C42 long chain alkyl ketones, also called long chain alkenones (LCAs). While LCA distributions are known to vary with temperature and salinity, it is difficult to tease apart the direct effects of environmental parameters vs changes in the LCA-producing organisms. The Baltic Sea surface salinity gradient, which r ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.orggeochem.2018.11.012

36. Characterising the relaxation distance of nearshore submarine morphology: A southern Baltic Sea case study

Author:
Junjie Deng; Jiaxue Wu; Wenyan Zhang; Joanna Dudzinska-Nowak; Jan Harff
Source:
Geomorphology 2019 v.327 pp. 365-376
ISSN:
0169-555X
Subject:
case studies; coasts; models; standard deviation; water power; Baltic Sea
Abstract:
... A method for defining the length of coast with alongshore uniformity of nearshore submarine morphology is required in many shore-normal, nearshore profile modelling approaches. Here, we introduce a new variable, the ‘relaxation distance’, to describe the alongshore spacing between two adjacent shore-normal profiles characterised by distinct morphologies. Within this distance, alongshore morphologi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.11.018

37. Chemical structures, rheological and physical properties of biopolyols prepared via solvothermal liquefaction of Enteromorpha and Zostera marina biomass

Author:
Paulina Kosmela; Kamila Gosz; Paweł Kazimierski; Aleksander Hejna; Józef Tadeusz Haponiuk; Łukasz Piszczyk
Source:
Cellulose 2019 v.26 no.10 pp. 5893-5912
ISSN:
0969-0239
Subject:
Ulva; Zostera marina; biomass; cellulose; chemical structure; foams; glycerol; liquefaction; macroalgae; polyethylene glycol; polyurethanes; potassium hydroxide; rheological properties; seagrasses; solvents; strength (mechanics); temperature; thermal stability; Baltic Sea
Abstract:
... In this work, liquefied biomass from the Baltic Sea was used for the preparation of rigid polyurethane (PUR) foams. The biomass contained 10 wt% of Enteromorpha macroalgae and 90 wt% of Zostera marina seagrass characterized by a high content of cellulose. The influence of time, temperature and the type of solvent on the efficiency of the liquefaction process and properties of biopolyols was determ ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10570-019-02540-8

38. Client-side versus server-side geographic data processing performance comparison: Data and code

Author:
Marcin Kulawiak
Source:
Data in Brief 2019 v.26 pp. 104507
ISSN:
2352-3409
Subject:
computer software; data collection; geographic information systems; topology; Baltic Sea; Poland
Abstract:
... The data and code presented in this article are related to the research article entitled “Analysis of Server-side and Client-side Web-GIS data processing methods on the example of JTS and JSTS using open data from OSM and Geoportal” (Kulawiak et al., 2019). The provided 12 datasets include multi-point and multi-polygon data of different scales and volumes, representing real-world geographic featur ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.dib.2019.104507

39. Closing marine governance gaps? Sweden's marine spatial planning, the ecosystem approach to management and stakeholders' views

Author:
Mikael Karlsson
Source:
Ocean & coastal management 2019 v.179 pp. 104833
ISSN:
0964-5691
Subject:
coastal zone management; ecosystems; environmental governance; environmental policy; fisheries; laws and regulations; marine environment; planning; stakeholders; Baltic Sea; Sweden
Abstract:
... The expectations on marine spatial planning to improve environmental governance of the Baltic Sea are high, not least for helping to close the huge gaps between environmental objectives and the state of the marine environment. This article focuses on the on-going implementation of marine spatial planning in Sweden, well-known to be a forerunner in environmental policy. Aiming to identify governanc ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2019.104833

40. Cod and climate: a systems approach for sustainable fisheries management of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in coastal Danish waters

Author:
Grete E. Dinesen; Stefan Neuenfeldt; Alexandros Kokkalis; Andreas Lehmann; Josefine Egekvist; Kasper Kristensen; Peter Munk; Karin Hüssy; Josianne G. Støttrup
Source:
Journal of coastal conservation 2019 v.23 no.5 pp. 943-958
ISSN:
1400-0350
Subject:
Gadus morhua; climate; coastal water; coasts; economic valuation; environmental factors; fisheries; habitats; hydrodynamics; information storage; interviews; mathematical models; monitoring; seawater; shrinkage; socioeconomics; surveys; sustainable fisheries; water temperature; Baltic Sea; Denmark
Abstract:
... This study applied the Systems Approach Framework (SAF) to address the issue of declining Atlantic cod fishery in coastal areas. Interviews of 58 fishers from 26 harbours and meetings with national fisheries organisations and managers revealed the perception of an offshore movement of coastal cod. Numerical modelling based on fishing survey data did not substantiate these perceptions in the data-p ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11852-019-00711-0

41. Combined effect of temperature and live feed period on growth and survival of Coregonus maraena (Bloch, 1779) larvae

Author:
Ralf Bochert; Peter Luft
Source:
Aquaculture research 2019 v.50 no.10 pp. 2972-2977
ISSN:
1355-557X
Subject:
Artemia; Coregonus; extinction; fish larvae; live feeds; nauplii; progeny; rearing; recirculating aquaculture systems; temperature; weaning; wild fish; Baltic Sea
Abstract:
... Despite intensive stocking programmes, wild Maraena whitefish Coregonus maraena (Bloch, 1779)‐stocks are in danger of extinction in the Baltic sea region. Current aquaculture rearing methods in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) are lacking efficient protocols for transitioning larvae from endogenous to exogenous feeding. In this 34‐day‐experiment the offspring of wild fish was used. Maraena ...
DOI:
10.1111/are.14252

42. Comparing the steady state results of a range of multispecies models between and across geographical areas by the use of the jacobian matrix of yield on fishing mortality rate

Author:
John G. Pope; Valerio Bartolino; Nataliia Kulatska; Barbara Bauer; Jan Horbowy; Joana P.C. Ribeiro; Erla Sturludottir; Robert Thorpe
Source:
Fisheries research 2019 v.209 pp. 259-270
ISSN:
0165-7836
Subject:
fisheries; fisheries management; models; mortality; prediction; Baltic Sea; North Sea
Abstract:
... Like other fisheries models, multispecies models are subject to various sources of error. However, with regard to their use for ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM) between model errors are likely to be most important. As multispecies models are by definition many-dimensional, comparing them is potentially a complex task. The paper uses a simple approach. This is to calculate the Jacobian m ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.fishres.2018.08.011

43. Comparison of biological and ecological long-term trends related to northern hemisphere climate in different marine ecosystems

Author:
Ingrid Kröncke; Hermann Neumann; Joachim W. Dippner; Sally Holbrook; Thomas Lamy; Robert Miller; Bachisio Mario Padedda; Silvia Pulina; Daniel C. Reed; Marko Reinikainen; Cecilia T. Satta; Nicola Sechi; Thomas Soltwedel; Sanna Suikkanen; Antonella Lugliè
Source:
Nature conservation 2019 v.34 pp. 311-341
ISSN:
1314-3301
Subject:
air temperature; benthic organisms; climate; factor analysis; fish; natural resources conservation; phytoplankton; seawater; Arctic Ocean; Baltic Sea; Mediterranean Sea; North Sea
Abstract:
... Data from five sites of the International Long Term Ecological Research (ILTER) network in the North-Eastern Pacific, Western Arctic Ocean, Northern Baltic Sea, South-Eastern North Sea and in the Western Mediterranean Sea were analyzed by dynamic factor analysis (DFA) to trace common multi-year trends in abundance and composition of phytoplankton, benthic fauna and temperate reef fish. Multiannual ...
DOI:
10.3897/natureconservation.34.30209

44. Comparison of boreal acid sulfate soil microbial communities in oxidative and reductive environments

Author:
Stephan Christel; Changxun Yu; Xiaofen Wu; Sarah Josefsson; Tom Lillhonga; Eva Högfors-Rönnholm; Gustav Sohlenius; Mats E. Åström; Mark Dopson
Source:
Research in microbiology 2019 v.170 no.6-7 pp. 288-295
ISSN:
0923-2508
Subject:
acid sulfate soils; air; alkalinity; arid lands; bacteria; environmental impact; fish kills; genes; geochemistry; metals; oxidation; pH; ribosomal RNA; rivers; sediments; soil chemistry; soil microorganisms; soil properties; sulfates; sulfide minerals; temperature; Baltic Sea
Abstract:
... Due to land uplift after the last ice age, previously stable Baltic Sea sulfidic sediments are becoming dry land. When these sediments are drained, the sulfide minerals are exposed to air and can release large amounts of metals and acid into the environment. This can cause severe ecological damage such as fish kills in rivers feeding the northern Baltic Sea. In this study, five sites were investig ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resmic.2019.06.002

45. Comparison of digital video surveys with visual aerial surveys for bird monitoring at sea

Author:
Ramūnas Žydelis; Monika Dorsch; Stefan Heinänen; Georg Nehls; Felix Weiss
Source:
Journal of ornithology 2019 v.160 no.2 pp. 567-580
ISSN:
2193-7192
Subject:
aerial surveys; altitude; data collection; flight; models; monitoring; quality control; species identification; statistical analysis; water birds; Baltic Sea
Abstract:
... The increasing demand for robust marine bird abundance and distribution assessments coupled with technological advances has led to the development of digital survey techniques for birds. Although digital surveys for bird monitoring are becoming a standard method in some countries, their strengths and weaknesses and comparability with traditional visual surveys remain insufficiently documented and ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10336-018-1622-4

46. Composition and settling properties of suspended particulate matter in estuaries of the Chesapeake Bay and Baltic Sea regions

Author:
Paul A. Bukaveckas; Marija Katarzyte; Anne Schlegel; Renalda Spuriene; Todd Egerton; Diana Vaiciute
Source:
Journal of soils and sediments 2019 v.19 no.5 pp. 2580-2593
ISSN:
1439-0108
Subject:
Bacillariophyceae; Cyanobacteria; chlorophyll; community structure; estuaries; hydrology; organic matter; particulates; phytoplankton; rivers; summer; surface area; watersheds; Baltic Sea; Chesapeake Bay; Lithuania; United States
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: Our goal was to understand how differences in source material (allochthonous vs. autochthonous) and phytoplankton communities (diatoms vs. cyanobacteria) influence composition and settling properties of suspended particulate matter. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We characterized the composition and settling properties of suspended particulate matter in two systems—one which has a high hydrologic ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11368-018-02224-z

47. Composition of biological soil crusts from sand dunes of the Baltic Sea coast in the context of an integrative approach to the taxonomy of microalgae and cyanobacteria

Author:
Tatiana Mikhailyuk; Karin Glaser; Petro Tsarenko; Eduard Demchenko; Ulf Karsten
Source:
European journal of phycology 2019 v.54 no.3 pp. 263-290
ISSN:
1469-4433
Subject:
Chlamydomonas; Chloris; Cyanobacteria; Tetradesmus; biogeography; biological soil crusts; coasts; community structure; dominant species; dunes; genetic markers; microalgae; microorganisms; new combination; new species; phylogeny; ribosomal RNA; species diversity; taxonomic revisions; type collections; Baltic Sea; Germany
Abstract:
... Most of the data on biodiversity, ecology and biogeography of microalgae and cyanobacteria are based on classical morphological approaches. However, morphological identification of these microorganisms is often possible only to higher taxonomic ranks such as genus, because of low morphological diversity and high variability along with the presence of cryptic taxa. This study compared the species c ...
DOI:
10.1080/09670262.2018.1557257

48. Concentrations of melatonin, thyroxine, 17β-estradiol and 11-ketotestosterone in round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in different phases of the reproductive cycle

Author:
Tatiana Guellard; Hanna Kalamarz-Kubiak; Ewa Kulczykowska
Source:
Animal reproduction science 2019 v.204 pp. 10-21
ISSN:
0378-4320
Subject:
Neogobius melanostomus; enzyme immunoassays; estradiol; females; fish; gonads; histology; males; maturity stage; melatonin; radioimmunoassays; spawning; steroids; thyroxine; Baltic Sea
Abstract:
... The aim of this study was to determine changes in concentrations of melatonin (Mel) and thyroxine (T4) in plasma, and 17β-estradiol (E2) and 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT) in plasma and gonads of female and male round gobies (Neogobius melanostomus) from the Southern Baltic Sea in four phases of the reproductive cycle classified as pre-spawning, spawning, late spawning and non-spawning periods. The c ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.anireprosci.2019.02.014

49. Conservation implications of extraordinary Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) concentrations in the Odra Estuary, Poland

Author:
Dominik Marchowski; Michael Leitner
Source:
Condor 2019 v.121 no.2 pp. 1-10
ISSN:
1938-5422
Subject:
Aythya; anthropogenic activities; birds; coasts; conservation areas; estuaries; fisheries; fishermen; flocks; gillnets; mortality; planning; risk; spring; wintering grounds; Baltic Sea; Poland
Abstract:
... Human activities in marine coastal areas may coincide with protected areas for birds. Some of these anthropogenic activities may pose threats, such as gillnet fisheries, which can significantly affect populations of diving birds, especially gregarious species that gather in huge flocks in small areas such as Greater Scaup (Aythya marila). The Odra Estuary (Baltic Sea, Poland) is known for its impo ...
DOI:
10.1093/condor/duz013

50. Consistency in microbiomes in cultures of Alexandrium species isolated from brackish and marine waters

Author:
Eva Sörenson; Mireia Bertos‐Fortis; Hanna Farnelid; Anke Kremp; Karen Krüger; Elin Lindehoff; Catherine Legrand
Source:
Environmental microbiology reports 2019 v.11 no.3 pp. 425-433
ISSN:
1758-2229
Subject:
Alexandrium tamarense; anthropogenic activities; aquatic ecosystems; bacteria; bacterial communities; beta-Proteobacteria; biogeochemical cycles; ecological footprint; environmental factors; microbiome; phenotype; phytoplankton; strain differences; Baltic Sea; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... Phytoplankton and bacteria interactions have a significant role in aquatic ecosystem functioning. Associations can range from mutualistic to parasitic, shaping biogeochemical cycles and having a direct influence on phytoplankton growth. How variations in phenotype and sampling location, affect the phytoplankton microbiome is largely unknown. A high‐resolution characterization of the bacterial comm ...
DOI:
10.1111/1758-2229.12736
PubMed:
30672139
PubMed Central:
PMC6563467