Eutrophication has changed the chemistry of sediments at the bottom of the Baltic Sea so much that processes that counteract eutrophication are impeded. This is the finding of a new thesis from the ...

Phytoplankton is the primary energy source for all marine ecosystems: These tiny plants floating in the seawater use photosynthesis to bind energy in the form of biomass, which is then passed on step ...

The Baltic Sea is home to some of the world's largest dead marine zones, mainly due to excess nutrient runoff into the sea from human activities on land - Copyright ...

Bornholm is a strategically located, remote island in the heavily polluted Baltic Sea. Now the windswept Danish island finds itself at the centre of an environmental and geopolitical crisis. The ...

The Baltic Sea constitutes a semi-enclosed brackish basin with pronounced salinity and temperature gradients that shape its ecological communities. Nutrient inputs from agriculture and urban sources ...

The Baltic Sea is one of the world’s most oxygen-depleted major bodies of water. The reason is excessive concentrations of phosphorus, an element essential for life—and an important ingredient in ...

The countries around the Baltic Sea do not respect their binding international agreement to reduce agricultural pollution of the marine environment. The countries around the Baltic Sea do not respect ...