The History of Cyanobacterial Blooms in the Baltic Sea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10890219 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Terttu Finni (Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters, corresponding author), Kaisa Kononen (Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters, corresponding author), Riitta Olsonen (Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters, corresponding author), Kerstin Wallström (Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 172 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AMBIO (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-7447 • E-ISSN: 1654-7209 |
| Publisher | American Bryological and Lichenological Society (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1639/0044-7447(2001)030[0172:thocbi]2.0.co;2 |
| PMID | 11697246 |
| OpenAlex | W2179406627 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 9 |
Long-term information on possible changes in cyanobacterial blooms in the Baltic Sea, formed mainly by Nodularia spumigena and Aphanizomenon sp., was sought in published records in historical (years 1887-1938) and modern (years 1974-1998) phytoplankton data sets. Old and new sampling methods and fixatives were tested to improve the comparison of data that had been collected and analyzed in different ways. A hundred years ago, plankton was mainly of interest as a source of fish food; eutrophication problems were only locally reported from the coast, mainly in southern haffs and the receiving waters of larger cities. There were few recordings of open-sea blooms before World War II. Abundances of Nodularia spumigena and Aphanizomenon sp. were low in the old material, and 137 summer samples from 1887-1938 showed no peak abundance. High abundances are common in the new material, and the range of the numbers of both taxa has increased markedly relative to the old material. Since the 1960s, cyanobacterial blooms have been common in the open sea in both the Baltic proper and the Gulf of Finland, indicating high availability of nutrients.
Algal bloom · Baltic sea · Biology · Cyanobacteria · Geography · Phytoplankton · Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics · Diatoms and Algae Research · Ecology · Environmental Science · Geology · Marine and coastal ecosystems · Oceanography · Paleontology
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Substances of emerging concern in Baltic Sea water
Nitrogen fixation estimates for the Baltic Sea indicate high rates for the previously overlooked Bothnian Sea
Reconstructing the Development of Baltic Sea Eutrophication 1850–2006
Removal of Surface Blooms of the Cyanobacteria Nodularia spumigena
Impacts of Biodiversity Loss on Ocean Ecosystem Services
Long-term Development of Inorganic Nutrients and Chlorophyll α in the Open Northern Baltic Sea
| Citations per year | 0.35 |
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| Citation span | 2006 - 2022 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |