Eutrophication has been an increasing ecological threat during the past 50 yr in many
Scandinavian and Baltic marine waters. Large sedimentary areas are seasonally, or more or …

There are about 100 nonindigenous species recorded in the Baltic Sea. Invasive species
have resulted in major changes in nearshore ecosystems, especially in coastal lagoons and …

Abstract The Baltic Sea is a large brackish semienclosed sea whose species‐poor fish
community supports important commercial and recreational fisheries. Both the fish species …

Studying how food web structure and function vary through time represents an opportunity to
better comprehend and anticipate ecosystem changes. Yet, temporal studies of highly …

Invasions of aquatic habitats by non-indigenous species (NIS), including zooplankton, are
occurring at an alarming rate and are causing global concern. Although hundreds of such …

Coastal fish monitoring with multi-mesh gill nets and gill net series is carried out in eleven
areas around the Baltic Sea. The purpose of the monitoring is to reveal population status …

Cercopagis pengoi, a recent invader to the Baltic Sea and the Laurentian Great Lakes, is a
potential competitor with fish for zooplankton prey. We used stable C and N isotope ratios to …

Carbon flows in five south-eastern Baltic coastal ecosystems (Puck Bay, Curonian Lagoon,
Lithuanian coast, Gulf of Riga coast and Pärnu Bay) were compared on the basis of …

To date the studies that link community structure of benthic invertebrates with fish feeding
are rare as well as factors that are behind this feeding selectivity are poorly known. In this …

Benthic macrofauna was studied in the coastal sea of the north-eastern part of the Baltic
Sea. Using multivariate statistics the contribution of different envi ronmental factors to the …