Abstract Based on the Baltic Earth Assessment Reports of this thematic issue in Earth
System Dynamics and recent peer-reviewed literature, current knowledge of the effects of …

Toxin production by harmful cyanobacteria blooms (CyanoHABs) constitutes a major,
worldwide environmental threat to freshwater aquatic resources that is expected to expand …

There is increasing concern that accelerating environmental change attributed to human-
induced warming of the planet may substantially alter the patterns, distribution and intensity …

Poleward and upward shifts are the most frequent types of range shifts that have been
reported in response to contemporary climate change. However, the number of reports …

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5)
states that climate change and ocean acidification are altering the oceans at a rate that is …

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

Rivers are among the most threatened freshwater ecosystems, and anthropogenic activities
are affecting both river structures and water quality. While assessing the organisms can …

The current study reports the community succession of different toxin and non-toxin
producing cyanobacteria at different stages of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms …

Cyanobacteria are capable of thriving in almost all environments. Recent changes in
climatic conditions due to increased human activities favor the occurrence and severity of …

The Baltic Sea is one of the world's marine areas well-covered by both long-term
observations and oceanographic studies. It is also a large coastal area in which …