Benthic–pelagic coupling is manifested as the exchange of energy, mass, or nutrients
between benthic and pelagic habitats. It plays a prominent role in aquatic ecosystems, and it …

Geographical position, geological development, hydrographical features, climate and
physical drivers together create the Baltic Sea environment. 2. Baltic Sea water is brackish …

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are essential for safeguarding marine biodiversity. Various
international and regional agreements require that nations designate sufficient marine areas …

Due to low salinity and lack of hard substrata, the Baltic Sea and Kattegat area and German
and Danish North Sea coasts are characterized by a relatively low diversity of seaweeds. At …

Using national and international research survey data and applying a combination of
models and mapping tools, this study revealed temperature and depth as the crucial …

In the present paper, the history of fish faunistic and taxonomic knowledge is analyzed, and
the freshwater and brackish water fish diversity in the territory of the Russian Federation and …

Gobies are difficult to identify, as they are very similar in appearance. Here, we identified
(sub) adult specimens of 12 goby species from the North Sea and the Baltic Sea by carefully …

This is the first comprehensive list of sharks, batoids (rays and skates) chimaeras recorded
from the waters of Russia and adjacent territories. This includes scientific names, common …

Abstract The Gulf of Tonkin coastline migrated at an average rate of ca 60 m year− 1
landward during Holocene sea‐level rise (20 to 8 ka). Due to a combination of rapid …

More than 4,400 known species live in the brackish Baltic Sea. Of these, 4% are
cyanobacteria, 51% unicellular eukaryotes (protists), 8% macrophytes, 32% invertebrates …