Himmerfjärden, Sweden
Main Contributors:
Johanna Yletyinen
Other Contributors:
Summary
Himmerfjärden in southern Stockholm archipelago receives treated sewage. Himmerfjärden is stratified during summer, when hypoxia in bottom waters may develop. Sea ice may limit water exchange with the open Baltic Sea during winter.
Type of regime shift
Ecosystem type
- Marine & coastal
Land uses
- Fisheries
Spatial scale of the case study
- Local/landscape (e.g. lake, catchment, community)
Continent or Ocean
- Europe
Region
- North Europe
Countries
- Sweden
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Key References
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Savage C, Elmgren R, Larsson U. 2002. Effects of sewage-derived nutrients on an estuarine macrobenthic community. Marine Ecology Progress Series 234, 67-82.
Citation
Johanna Yletyinen.
Himmerfjärden, Sweden.
In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org.
Last revised 2012-03-17 19:00:20 GMT.
