An integrated approach to the assessment of the eastern Gulf of Finland health: A case study of coastal habitats

Berezina, Nadezhda A.; Gubelit, Yulia I.; Polyak, Yulia; Sharov, Andrey; Kudryavtseva, V. A.; Lubimtsev, Vasily A.; Petukhov, V. A.; Shigaeva, T. D.

doi:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2016.08.013

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“…If F. vesiculosus is lost from the ecosystem, also grazing pressure may intensify on remaining species (Kotta et al, 2000). If green algae proliferate extensively, consequences to benthic fauna are severe as decomposing algae deplete oxygen, leading to severe decreases in faunal abundance, as has been observed in eutrophied conditions (Berezina et al, 2016).…”

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Climate change can cause complex responses in Baltic Sea macroalgae: A systematic review

Takolander

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Leskinen

2017

Journal of Sea Research

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Estuarine macroalgae are important primary producers in aquatic ecosystems, and often foundation species providing structurally complex habitat. Climate change alters many abiotic factors that affect their long-term persistence and distribution. Here, we review the existing scientific literature on the tolerance of key macroalgal species in the Baltic Sea, the world's largest brackish water body. Elevated temperature is expected to intensify coastal eutrophication, further promoting growth of opportunistic, filamentous species, especially green algae, which are often species associated with intensive filamentous algal blooms. Declining salinities will push the distributions of marine species towards south, which may alter the Baltic Sea community compositions towards a more limnic state. Together with increasing eutrophication trends this may cause losses in marine-originating foundation species such as Fucus, causing severe biodiversity impacts. Experimental results on ocean acidification effects on macroalgae are mixed, with only few studies conducted in the Baltic

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Climate change can cause complex responses in Baltic Sea macroalgae: A systematic review

Takolander

Cabeza

Leskinen

2017

Journal of Sea Research

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“…An integrative ecosystem-based approach should recognize not only the importance of interactions amongst many species, but also the roles of abiotic factors (environmental parameters) as well as social, economic and institutional perspectives [3]. Berezina et al [4] used different physical, chemical and biotic variables such as water salinity, phosphorus, trace metals, polycyclic hydrocarbon, macroalgae biomass, phytoplankton and benthic organisms to make a comprehensive assessment of the environmental status of coastal habitats. As an example, Lopez and Fennessy [5] used the Floristic Quality Index for wetlands vegetation quality but its shortcoming was the exclusion of the abundance or dominance of plant species.…”

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How to develop a comprehensive Mangrove Quality Index?

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“…The GoodnightÀWhitley biological index (I GW ) reflects the living conditions of oligochaetes, which could indicate the pollution conditions of freshwater to a certain extent (Magurran, 2003;Ma et al, 2008;Duan et al, 2010;Berezina et al, 2016).…”

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Ecological engineering approaches to restoring the aquatic biological community of an urban pond ecosystem and its effects on water quality ‑ a case study of the urban Xixi National Wetland Park in China

Liu

2021

Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst.

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There is a global increase in urbanization, which contributes to the loss and fragmentation of urban wetland and pond habitats. Urban ponds have an important role in the ecology of urban areas, as they provide essential habitats for aquatic species. The objective of this study is to demonstrate ecological engineering approaches to restoring aquatic biological communities in an urban pond ecosystem, which can be used to achieve water purification of such ecosystems globally. The general approach of first cleaning out the ponds and then systematically applying different treatments of plants and fish was designed and implemented in the field. We used three replicated ponds per engineering treatment to determine which of the treatments was the best option based on an assessment of water quality and biological indicators. The main findings of this study were as follows: a combination of aquatic animals and aquatic plants can provide the best water purification performance; furthermore, macrobenthos, such as Bellamya purificata, can be used as biological indicator species for monitoring dominant species and water quality in a local urban pond ecosystem. In conclusion, maintaining biological species diversity over different trophic levels can provide the best water purification performance in urban pond ecosystems.

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An integrated approach to the assessment of the eastern Gulf of Finland health: A case study of coastal habitats

Cited by 40 publications

References 49 publications

Climate change can cause complex responses in Baltic Sea macroalgae: A systematic review

Climate change can cause complex responses in Baltic Sea macroalgae: A systematic review

How to develop a comprehensive Mangrove Quality Index?

Ecological engineering approaches to restoring the aquatic biological community of an urban pond ecosystem and its effects on water quality ‑ a case study of the urban Xixi National Wetland Park in China

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