Coastal environments, in particular heavily populated semi-enclosed marginal seas and
coasts like the Baltic Sea region, are strongly affected by human activities. A multitude of …

The Northern Hemisphere has been warmer since 1980 than at any other time during the
last 2000years. The observed increase in temperature has been generally higher in …

Small pelagic fish (SPF) play extremely important ecological roles in marine ecosystems,
form some of the most economically valuable fisheries resources, and play a vital role in …

Investigating the factors regulating fish condition is crucial in ecology and the management
of exploited fish populations. The body condition of cod (Gadus morhua) in the Baltic Sea …

Abstract Möllmann, C., Müller-Karulis, B., Kornilovs, G., and St John, MA 2008. Effects of
climate and overfishing on zooplankton dynamics and ecosystem structure: regime shifts …

This book offers an up-to-date overview of the latest scientific findings in regional climate
research on the Baltic Sea basin. This includes climate changes in the recent past, climate …

Substantial ecological changes occurred in the 1970s in the Northern Baltic during a
temporary period of low salinity (S). This period was preceded by an episodic increase in the …

Abstract The Baltic Sea is a large brackish semienclosed sea whose species‐poor fish
community supports important commercial and recreational fisheries. Both the fish species …

Abrupt and rapid shifts in food web and community structure, commonly termed regime
shifts, have been increasingly reported for exploited marine ecosystems around the world …

Large-scale climatic conditions prevailing over the central Baltic Sea resulted in declining
salinity and oxygen concentrations in spawning areas of the eastern Baltic cod stock. These …