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A Systems Analysis of the Baltic Sea pp 177–210Cite as

Pelagic Plankton Growth and Resource Limitations in the Baltic Sea

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Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 148))

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The Baltic Sea is a large transition area between fresh and marine conditions with a drainage area that includes vast forested lands as well as some of the most densely populated regions in Europe. Substantial quantities of allochthonous material enter the Baltic via rivers and streams and the net outflow of water through the Danish straits is very large, being comparable to the Mississippi River (Bergström and Carlsson 1994). In view of such large terrestrial influences extensive monitoring programs exist whose goal is to gain predictive knowledge of ecosystem behavior and ecosystem response to perturbation.

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Hagström, Å., Azam, F., Kuparinen, J., Zweifel, UL. (2001). Pelagic Plankton Growth and Resource Limitations in the Baltic Sea. In: Wulff, F.V., Rahm, L.A., Larsson, P. (eds) A Systems Analysis of the Baltic Sea. Ecological Studies, vol 148. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04453-7_7

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