Mariager Fjord, Denmark
Main Contributors:
Johanna Yletyinen
Other Contributors:
Summary
Mariager Fjord is a long, narrow fjord with a permanently anoxic basin. The fjord is eutrophic due to the increased nutrient loading during the past 100 years. A shift in species composition has taken place in Mariager Fjord and it is suggested that it is a consequence of nutrient inputs.
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
- Denmark
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Key References
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Lundholm N, Clarke A, Ellegaard M. 2010. A 100-year record of changing Pseudo-nitzschia species in a sill-fjord in Denmark related to nitrogen loading and temperature. Harmful Algae 9, 449-457.
Citation
Johanna Yletyinen.
Mariager Fjord, Denmark.
In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org.
Last revised 2011-12-19 15:35:18 GMT.
