Coastal eutrophication caused by anthropogenic nutrient inputs is one of the greatest threats
to the health of coastal estuarine and marine ecosystems worldwide. Globally,∼ 24% of the …

Human and ecological health depends on the vitality of freshwater systems, but these are
increasingly threatened by cyanotoxins released from harmful algal blooms (HABs). Periodic …

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are increasing globally, causing economic, human health, and
ecosystem harm. In spite of the frequent occurrence of HABs, the mechanisms responsible …

Climate change has multiple effects on Baltic Sea species, communities and ecosystem
functioning through changes in physical and biogeochemical environmental characteristics …

Plankton form the base of marine food webs, making them important indicators of ecosystem
status. Changes in the abundance of plankton functional groups, or lifeforms, can affect …

Coastal environments, in particular heavily populated semi-enclosed marginal seas and
coasts like the Baltic Sea region, are strongly affected by human activities. A multitude of …

Spring phytoplankton blooms contribute a substantial part to annual production, support
pelagic and benthic secondary production and influence biogeochemical cycles in many …

Ocean-related global change has strongly affected the competition between key marine
phytoplankton groups, such as diatoms and dinoflagellates, especially with the deleterious …

Regime shifts in the diatom–dinoflagellate composition have occurred in the Baltic Sea (BS)
and Bohai Sea (BHS) under eutrophication and have affected the entire coastal ecosystem …

Diatoms and dinoflagellates are two major bloom‐forming phytoplankton groups in coastal
ecosystems and their dominances will notably affect the marine ecosystems. By analyzing …