Bornholm Basin, The Baltic Sea
Main Contributors:
Johanna Yletyinen
Other Contributors:
Summary
The Baltic Sea is an eutrophic sea where hypoxia occurs regularly. Hypoxia in Bornholm Basin has caused mass mortality for benthos in wide areas.
Type of regime shift
Ecosystem type
- Marine & coastal
Land uses
- Fisheries
Spatial scale of the case study
- Sub-continental/regional (e.g. southern Africa, Amazon basin)
Continent or Ocean
- Europe
Region
- North Europe
Countries
- Poland
- Denmark
- Germany
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Key References
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Zillén L, Conley DJ, Andrén T, Andrén E, Björck S. 2008. Past occurrences of hypoxia in the Baltic Sea and the role of climate variability, environmental change and human impact. Earth-Science Reviews 91, 77-92.
Citation
Johanna Yletyinen.
Bornholm Basin, The Baltic Sea.
In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org.
Last revised 2012-03-17 19:06:31 GMT.
