Global climate change and the Baltic Sea ecosystem: direct and indirect effects on species, communities and ecosystem functioning
Viitasalo, M.; Bonsdorff, E. (2022). Global climate change and the Baltic Sea ecosystem: direct and indirect effects on species, communities and ecosystem functioning. Earth System Dynamics 13(2): 711-747. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/esd-13-711-2022
In: Earth System Dynamics. Copernicus: Göttingen. ISSN 2190-4979; e-ISSN 2190-4987, more
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- Viitasalo, M.
- Bonsdorff, E., more
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| Abstract |
Climate change has multiple effects on Baltic Sea species, communities and ecosystem functioning through changes in physical and biogeochemical environmental characteristics of the sea. Associated indirect and secondary effects on species interactions, trophic dynamics and ecosystem function are expected to be significant. We review studies investigating species-, population- and ecosystem-level effects of abiotic factors that may change due to global climate change, such as temperature, salinity, oxygen, pH, nutrient levels, and the more indirect biogeochemical and food web processes, primarily based on peer-reviewed literature published since 2010. |
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