Different levels of eutrophication and pollution in the Baltic coastal waters in general, and in
estuaries particularly define variations in the buffering capacity of ecosystems of these …

Biological invasions coupled with climate change drive changes in marine biodiversity.
Warming climate and changes in hydrology may either enable or hinder the spread of non …

This paper presents an overall bioinvasion impact assessment on the scale of a large
marine region—the Baltic Sea, as defined by the Helsinki Commission. The methodology is …

Contamination by hazardous substances is one of the main environmental problems in the
eastern Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea. A trilateral effort to sample and analyse heavy metals …

During the last ten years two new species of gammarids, Gmelinoides fasciatus (Stebb.) and
Pontogammarus robtistoides (Sars), invaded the Gulf of Finland. We studied the distribution …

Recent studies showed that the eastern Gulf of Finland should be considered as a" hot spot"
in the Baltic Sea area, taking into account the high rate of alien species introductions, the …

The zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha, a ponto-caspian byssate bivalve, forms
permanent dense populations along the shoreline in the northern part of the inner Neva …

In the early 1970s, the Baikalian amphipod Gmelinoides fasciatus (Stebbing) was
intentionally introduced into several lakes in the Gulf of Finland basin in order to enhance …

In a literature-based study, 29 non-indigenous species present in northeastern European
waters were assessed for their potential for introduction and establishment in Finnish inland …

The semi-enclosed topography and the strong anthropogenic pressures make the Baltic Sea
vulnerable to environmentally induced ecological changes. The large-scale nutrient …