Eutrophication is a serious threat to aquatic ecosystems globally with pronounced negative
effects in the Baltic and other semi-enclosed estuaries and regional seas, where algal …

Bivalve calcification, particularly of the early larval stages, is highly sensitive to the change in
ocean carbonate chemistry resulting from atmospheric CO 2 uptake. Earlier studies …

The physiological response of two species of mussels (Mytilus edulis and M.
galloprovincialis) and two species of oysters (Crassostrea gigas and Ostrea edulis) to …

In coastal temperate regions such as the Baltic Sea, calcifying bivalves dominate benthic
communities playing a vital ecological role in maintaining biodiversity and nutrient recycling …

While secondary contact between Mytilus edulis and Mytilus trossulus in North America
results in mosaic hybrid zone formation, both species form a hybrid swarm in the Baltic …

Implementation of effective policy instruments to reduce emissions from non-point
agricultural sources has been challenging. Mussel farming has the potential to mitigate …

Baltic blue mussels can colonise and dominate habitats with far lower salinity (< 10 psu)
than other Mytilus congeners. Pervasive gene flow was observed between Western Baltic …

Mussel farming, compared to marine finfish aquaculture, represents an environmentally
friendly alternative for a high quality protein source and can at the same time be a measure …

In estuarine coastal systems such as the Baltic Sea, mussels suffer from low salinity which
limits their distribution. Anthropogenic climate change is expected to cause further …

The Baltic Sea has a salinity gradient decreasing from fully marine (> 25) in the west to
below 7 in the central Baltic Proper. Habitat-forming and ecologically dominant mytilid …