Climate change can cause complex responses in Baltic Sea macroalgae : A systematic review
Estuarine macroalgae are important primary producers in aquatic ecosystems, and often foundation species providing structurally complex habitat. Climate change alters many abiotic factors that affect their long-term persistence and distribution. Here, we review the existing scientific literature on...
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ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/300242 2024-01-07T09:45:43+01:00 Climate change can cause complex responses in Baltic Sea macroalgae : A systematic review Takolander, Antti Cabeza, Mar Leskinen, Elina Biosciences Centre of Excellence in Metapopulation Research Mar Cabeza-Jaimejuan / Principal Investigator Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Environmental Sciences Marine Ecosystems Research Group Global Change and Conservation Lab 2019-03-20T22:53:38Z application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10138/300242 eng eng Elsevier Scientific Publ. Co 10.1016/j.seares.2017.03.007 Takolander , A , Cabeza , M & Leskinen , E 2017 , ' Climate change can cause complex responses in Baltic Sea macroalgae : A systematic review ' , Journal of Sea Research , vol. 123 , pp. 16-29 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2017.03.007 ORCID: /0000-0002-7410-7631/work/33744839 ORCID: /0000-0002-9237-3765/work/33744939 85016136422 9e1ef982-e4a6-4f37-8fbd-4c3b637320b9 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/300242 000401374900002 other openAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess 1181 Ecology evolutionary biology Review Article acceptedVersion 2019 ftunivhelsihelda 2023-12-14T00:01:48Z Estuarine macroalgae are important primary producers in aquatic ecosystems, and often foundation species providing structurally complex habitat. Climate change alters many abiotic factors that affect their long-term persistence and distribution. Here, we review the existing scientific literature on the tolerance of key macroalgal species in the Baltic Sea, the world's largest brackish water body. Elevated temperature is expected to intensify coastal eutrophication, further promoting growth of opportunistic, filamentous species, especially green algae, which are often species associated with intensive filamentous algal blooms. Declining salinities will push the distributions of marine species towards south, which may alter the Baltic Sea community compositions towards a more limnic state. Together with increasing eutrophication trends this may cause losses in marine-originating foundation species such as Fucus, causing severe biodiversity impacts. Experimental results on ocean acidification effects on macroalgae are mixed, with only few studies conducted in the Baltic Sea. We conclude that climate change can alter the structure and functioning of macroalgal ecosystems especially in the northern Baltic coastal areas, and can potentially act synergistically with eutrophication. We briefly discuss potential adaptation measures. Peer reviewed Review Ocean acidification HELDA – University of Helsinki Open Repository Journal of Sea Research 123 16 29 |
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Estuarine macroalgae are important primary producers in aquatic ecosystems, and often foundation species providing structurally complex habitat. Climate change alters many abiotic factors that affect their long-term persistence and distribution. Here, we review the existing scientific literature on the tolerance of key macroalgal species in the Baltic Sea, the world's largest brackish water body. Elevated temperature is expected to intensify coastal eutrophication, further promoting growth of opportunistic, filamentous species, especially green algae, which are often species associated with intensive filamentous algal blooms. Declining salinities will push the distributions of marine species towards south, which may alter the Baltic Sea community compositions towards a more limnic state. Together with increasing eutrophication trends this may cause losses in marine-originating foundation species such as Fucus, causing severe biodiversity impacts. Experimental results on ocean acidification effects on macroalgae are mixed, with only few studies conducted in the Baltic Sea. We conclude that climate change can alter the structure and functioning of macroalgal ecosystems especially in the northern Baltic coastal areas, and can potentially act synergistically with eutrophication. We briefly discuss potential adaptation measures. Peer reviewed |
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Biosciences Centre of Excellence in Metapopulation Research Mar Cabeza-Jaimejuan / Principal Investigator Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Environmental Sciences Marine Ecosystems Research Group Global Change and Conservation Lab |
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Takolander, Antti Cabeza, Mar Leskinen, Elina |
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Climate change can cause complex responses in Baltic Sea macroalgae : A systematic review |
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Climate change can cause complex responses in Baltic Sea macroalgae : A systematic review |
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Climate change can cause complex responses in Baltic Sea macroalgae : A systematic review |
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Climate change can cause complex responses in Baltic Sea macroalgae : A systematic review |
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Climate change can cause complex responses in Baltic Sea macroalgae : A systematic review |
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climate change can cause complex responses in baltic sea macroalgae : a systematic review |
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10.1016/j.seares.2017.03.007 Takolander , A , Cabeza , M & Leskinen , E 2017 , ' Climate change can cause complex responses in Baltic Sea macroalgae : A systematic review ' , Journal of Sea Research , vol. 123 , pp. 16-29 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2017.03.007 ORCID: /0000-0002-7410-7631/work/33744839 ORCID: /0000-0002-9237-3765/work/33744939 85016136422 9e1ef982-e4a6-4f37-8fbd-4c3b637320b9 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/300242 000401374900002 |
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