Long-term variability of the trophic status of the Curonian and Vistula Lagoons of the Baltic Sea |
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Authors: | S V Aleksandrov |
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Institution: | 1. Atlantic Scientific Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography, ul. D. Donskogo 5, Kaliningrad, 236022, Russia
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Abstract: | Based on an analysis of long-term (1991–2007) hydrological and hydrochemical data, as well as data on phytoplankton primary
production, the ecological state of the Curonian and Vistula Lagoons of the Baltic Sea is assessed. The main abiotic factors
influencing the trophic status of the lagoons are indicated. Water temperature is the key factor determining phytoplankton
production and abundance in the Curonian Lagoon. An intensive warming-up of the lagoon water in the 1990s and 2000s (a possible
result of climate warming) combined with freshwater and a slow-flow velocity created the conditions for the mass development
of bluegreen algae. Despite a significant reduction in the external nutrients load, the occurrences of water hyperblooms”
become more frequent, which points to a continuation of the eutrophication processes in the lagoon. The biological productivity
of the Vistula Lagoon is below the potentially possible level because hydrodynamic activity and brackish water prevent the
intensive development of blue-green algae. The increase in water temperature in the 1990s and 2000s had no significant effect
on the ecological state of the lagoon. |
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