Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic prokaryotes with wide geographic distribution that can
produce secondary metabolites named cyanotoxins. These toxins can be classified into …

Sedimentary habitats cover most of the ocean bottom and therefore constitute the largest
single ecosystem on Earth in spatial coverage. The benthic ecosystem contributes to human …

Cyanobacterial blooms have been recognized as a problem in fresh water for about 150
years. Over the past 50 years, experimental studies on the subject have gained importance …

Filamentous, nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria form extensive summer blooms in the Baltic Sea.
Their ability to fix dissolved N 2 allows cyanobacteria to circumvent the general summer …

We investigated the influence of meiofauna on the benthic decomposition of a radiolabeled
diatom bloom by measuring the production of 14CO2 in a laboratory microcosm …

Coastal benthic biodiversity is under increased pressure from climate change,
eutrophication, hypoxia, and changes in salinity due to increase in river runoff. The Baltic …

Understanding how biodiversity changes in time and space is vital to assess the effects of
environmental change on benthic ecosystems. Due to the limitations of morphological …

In highly seasonal systems, the emergence of planktonic resting stages from the sediment is
a key driver for bloom timing and plankton community composition. The termination of the …

Soft sediment marine benthic ecosystems comprise a diverse community of bacteria,
meiofauna and macrofauna, which together support a range of ecosystem processes such …

Benthic macrofauna is regularly used in monitoring programmes, however the vast majority
of benthic eukaryotic biodiversity lies mostly in microscopic organisms, such as meiofauna …