Gulf of Riga
Main Contributors:
Johanna Yletyinen
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Summary
The Gulf of Riga is a brackish sub-basin of the Baltic Sea. Small water volume and restricted water exchange make the Gulf of Riga sensitive to pollution. Episodic hypoxia, which is linked to the Baltic Sea eutrophication, has caused habitat loss, mortality of benthic fauna and food web changes. It has been suggested that improved wastewater treatment might help the Gulf of Riga to recover from the eutrophication.
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
- Baltic States
Countries
- Estonia
- Latvia
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Key References
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Conley D, Björck S, Bonsdorff E, Carstensen J, Destouni G, Gustafsson B, Hietanen S, Kortekaas M, Kuosa H, Meier M, Müller-Karulis B, Nordberg K, Norkko A, Nürnberg G, Pitkänen H, Rabalais N, Rosenberg R, Savchuk O, Slomp C, Voss M, Wulff F, Zillen L. 2009. Environmental Science and Techonology 43, 3412-3420.
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Rönnberg C, Bonsdorff E. 2004. Baltic Sea eutrophication: area-specific ecological consequences. Hydrobiologia 514, 227-241.
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Yrkovskis, A. 1998. Course and environmental consequences of eutrophication in the Gulf of Riga. Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences 52, 56-61.
Citation
Johanna Yletyinen.
Gulf of Riga.
In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org.
Last revised 2011-11-24 10:13:51 GMT.
