Megacities and large urban agglomerations in the coastal zone: interactions between atmosphere, land, and marine ecosystems

R Von Glasow, TD Jickells, A Baklanov… - Ambio, 2013 - Springer
Megacities are not only important drivers for socio-economic development but also sources
of environmental challenges. Many megacities and large urban agglomerations are located …

Size matters: implications of the loss of large individuals for ecosystem function

A Norkko, A Villnäs, J Norkko, S Valanko, C Pilditch - Scientific reports, 2013 - nature.com
Size is a fundamental organismal trait and an important driver of ecosystem functions.
Although large individuals may dominate some functions and provide important habitat …

Large-scale dynamics of hypoxia in the Baltic Sea

OP Savchuk - Chemical structure of pelagic redox interfaces …, 2013 - Springer
Large-scale hypoxia is an inherent natural property of the Baltic Sea caused by
geographically and climatically determined insufficiency of oxygen supply to the deep water …

Iron and manganese shuttles control the formation of authigenic phosphorus minerals in the euxinic basins of the Baltic Sea

T Jilbert, CP Slomp - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2013 - Elsevier
Microanalysis of epoxy resin-embedded sediments is used to demonstrate the presence of
authigenic iron (Fe)(II) phosphates and manganese (Mn)-calcium (Ca)-carbonate …

The manganese and iron shuttle in a modern euxinic basin and implications for molybdenum cycling at euxinic ocean margins

F Scholz, J McManus, S Sommer - Chemical Geology, 2013 - Elsevier
A meaningful application of Mo as a paleo-redox proxy requires an understanding of Mo
cycling in modern reducing environments. Stagnant euxinic basins such as the Black Sea …

Coupled dynamics of iron and phosphorus in sediments of an oligotrophic coastal basin and the impact of anaerobic oxidation of methane

CP Slomp, HP Mort, T Jilbert, DC Reed… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Studies of phosphorus (P) dynamics in surface sediments of lakes and coastal seas typically
emphasize the role of coupled iron (Fe), sulfur (S) and P cycling for sediment P burial and …

Bacteria contribute to sediment nutrient release and reflect progressed eutrophication-driven hypoxia in an organic-rich continental sea

H Sinkko, K Lukkari, LM Sihvonen, K Sivonen… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
In the sedimental organic matter of eutrophic continental seas, such as the largest dead
zone in the world, the Baltic Sea, bacteria may directly participate in nutrient release by …

Occurrence of benthic microbial nitrogen fixation coupled to sulfate reduction in the seasonally hypoxic Eckernförde Bay, Baltic Sea

VJ Bertics, CR Löscher, I Salonen, AW Dale… - …, 2013 - bg.copernicus.org
Despite the worldwide occurrence of marine hypoxic regions, benthic nitrogen (N) cycling
within these areas is poorly understood and it is generally assumed that these areas …

The future of the western Baltic Sea: two possible scenarios

U Gräwe, R Friedland, H Burchard - Ocean Dynamics, 2013 - Springer
Globally coupled climate models are generally capable of reproducing the observed trends
in the globally averaged atmospheric temperature. However, the global models do not …

Simulated halocline variability in the Baltic Sea and its impact on hypoxia during 1961–2007

G Väli, HEM Meier, J Elken - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Salinity and halocline depth variations in the Baltic Sea during 1961–2007 are studied using
a three‐dimensional ocean circulation model. Significant interannual and interdecadal …