Non‐indigenous species (NIS) and hypoxia (< 2 mg O2 l− 1) can disturb and restructure
aquatic communities. Both are heavily influenced by human activities and are intensifying …

Amphipods are a diverse and important group of invertebrates contributing to the functioning
of aquatic ecosystems. In spite of their variety, many species of amphipods share important …

Relative role of intrinsic density‐dependent factors (such as inter‐and intraspecific
competition, predation) and extrinsic density‐independent factors (environmental changes) …

The need to develop biological effects monitoring to facilitate a reliable assessment of
hazardous substances has been emphasized in the Baltic Sea Action Plan of the Helsinki …

To indicate the potential role of Gmelinoides fasciatus, an invasive species of Lake Onego,
in the inclusion of microplastics into food webs, several indicators were evaluated: its ability …

Zooplankton channels energy and various inorganic and organic substances from primary
production to consumers at higher trophic levels; thus, its nutritional value as well as content …

Baltic Sea organisms appear to be particularly sensitive to persistent hazardous substances
because many of them are physiologically stressed in their brackish-water environment. 2 …

The aim of this study was to assess the toxicity of bottom sediment and to estimate the
potential effects of contaminated sediment on health of benthic organisms in the Gulf of Riga …

The complexity of the marine environment and the increasing anthropogenic pressure
create a necessity to expand existing monitoring approaches. The main goal of this study …

The question of the possibility of using meiobenthos to monitor the state of bottom sediments
in the Baltic Sea, where bottom macrofauna are unstable due to hypoxia, is of interest. The …