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Getting the measure of eutrophication in the Baltic Sea: towards improved assessment principles and methods

Authors :
Ulrich Claussen
Hermanni Kaartokallio
Maria Laamanen
Alf Norkko
Seppo Knuuttila
Samuli Korpinen
Jacob Carstensen
Vivi Fleming-Lehtinen
Anna Villnäs
Jesper H. Andersen
Philip Axe
Elzbieta Lysiak-Pastuszak
Georg Martin
Guenther Nausch
Aiste Kubiliute
Flemming Møhlenberg
Ciarán Murray
Marko Järvinen
Hermanni Backer
Source :
Andersen, J, Axe, P, Backer, H, Carstensen, J, Claussen, U, Fleming-Lehtinen, V, Järvinen, M, Kaartokallio, H, Knuuttila, S, Korpinen, S, Kubiliute, A, Laamanen, M, Lysiak-Pastuszak, E, Martin, G, Murray, C, Møhlenberg, F, Nausch, G, Norkko, A & Villnäs, A 2011, ' Getting the measure of eutrophication in the Baltic Sea: towards improved assessment principles and methods ', Biogeochemistry, vol. 106, pp. 137-156 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-010-9508-4
Publication Year :
2010
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2010.

Abstract

The eutrophication status of the entire Baltic Sea is classified using a multi-metric indicator- based assessment tool. A total of 189 areas are assessed using indicators where information on reference conditions (RefCon), and acceptable devi- ation (AcDev) from reference condition could be combined with national monitoring data from the period 2001-2006. Most areas (176) are classified as 'affected by eutrophication' and only two open water areas and 11 coastal areas are classified as 'unaf- fected by eutrophication'. The classification is made by application of the recently developed HELCOM Eutrophication Assessment Tool (HEAT), which is described in this paper. The use of harmonized

Details

ISSN :
1573515X and 01682563
Volume :
106
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Biogeochemistry
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....fd2ae6faa76a74499bfa77c4713b1a9d
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-010-9508-4