Connecting the dots: responses of coastal ecosystems to changing nutrient concentrations

J Carstensen, M Sánchez-Camacho… - Environmental …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Empirical relationships between phytoplankton biomass and nutrient concentrations
established across a wide range of different ecosystems constitute fundamental quantitative …

The future of Baltic Sea populations: local extinction or evolutionary rescue?

K Johannesson, K Smolarz, M Grahn, C André - Ambio, 2011 - Springer
Environmental change challenges local and global survival of populations and species. In a
species-poor environment like the Baltic Sea this is particularly critical as major ecosystem …

Hypoxia is increasing in the coastal zone of the Baltic Sea

DJ Conley, J Carstensen, J Aigars, P Axe… - … science & technology, 2011 - ACS Publications
Hypoxia is a well-described phenomenon in the offshore waters of the Baltic Sea with both
the spatial extent and intensity of hypoxia known to have increased due to anthropogenic …

Tracking Baltic hypoxia and cod migration over millennia with natural tags

KE Limburg, C Olson, Y Walther… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Growing hypoxic and anoxic areas in coastal environments reduce fish habitat, but the
interactions and impact on fish in these areas are poorly understood. Using “natural tag” …

Sedimentary phosphorus dynamics and the evolution of bottom‐water hypoxia: A coupled benthic–pelagic model of a coastal system

DC Reed, CP Slomp… - Limnology and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The present study examines oxygen and phosphorus dynamics at a seasonally hypoxic site
in the Arkona basin of the Baltic Sea. A coupled benthic–pelagic reactive‐transport model is …

Ecosystem impacts of hypoxia: thresholds of hypoxia and pathways to recovery

A Steckbauer, CM Duarte, J Carstensen… - Environmental …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Coastal hypoxia is increasing in the global coastal zone, where it is recognized as a major
threat to biota. Managerial efforts to prevent hypoxia and achieve recovery of ecosystems …

Evaluation of biogeochemical cycles in an ensemble of three state-of-the-art numerical models of the Baltic Sea

K Eilola, BG Gustafsson, I Kuznetsov, HEM Meier… - Journal of Marine …, 2011 - Elsevier
Three state-of-the-art coupled physical–biogeochemical models, the BAltic sea Long-Term
large-Scale Eutrophication Model (BALTSEM), the Ecological Regional Ocean Model …

[HTML][HTML] Getting the measure of eutrophication in the Baltic Sea: towards improved assessment principles and methods

JH Andersen, P Axe, H Backer, J Carstensen… - Biogeochemistry, 2011 - Springer
The eutrophication status of the entire Baltic Sea is classified using a multi-metric indicator-
based assessment tool. A total of 189 areas are assessed using indicators where …

Beyond the Fe-P-redox connection: preferential regeneration of phosphorus from organic matter as a key control on Baltic Sea nutrient cycles

T Jilbert, CP Slomp, BG Gustafsson, W Boer - Biogeosciences, 2011 - bg.copernicus.org
Patterns of regeneration and burial of phosphorus (P) in the Baltic Sea are strongly
dependent on redox conditions. Redox varies spatially along water depth gradients and …

History and scenarios of future development of Baltic Sea eutrophication

M Voss, JW Dippner, C Humborg, J Hürdler… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Nutrient loads from watersheds, atmospheric deposition, and cyanobacterial nitrogen
fixation have led to eutrophication in the Baltic Sea. Here we give the historical evolution of …