BSEP116B Biodiversity in the Baltic Sea - Helcom
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<strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r hand, is not selected by herr<strong>in</strong>g or sprat<br />
and, <strong>in</strong> fact, has a very effective escape reaction<br />
(Viitasalo et al. 1998).<br />
Temora longicornis, which <strong>in</strong>creased dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong><br />
period, is also strongly selected by clupeids (cf.<br />
references given above). However, T. longicornis<br />
is not as sensitive to sal<strong>in</strong>ity changes as Pseudocalanus<br />
and <strong>the</strong> species is fur<strong>the</strong>rmore a <strong>the</strong>rmophile<br />
and may possibly have been stimulated<br />
by <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g summer temperatures dur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>the</strong> period (Figure 3.3.4c) (Hernroth & Ackefors<br />
1979).<br />
The <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g trend <strong>in</strong> biomass concentrations<br />
of T. longicornis and partly Acartia spp. may also<br />
have o<strong>the</strong>r complex reasons. It could be <strong>the</strong> result<br />
of a potential carry<strong>in</strong>g capacity for calanoids. In<br />
addition, decreas<strong>in</strong>g eutrophication may affect<br />
<strong>the</strong> smallest calanoids <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Baltic</strong> <strong>Sea</strong>, <strong>the</strong> Acartia<br />
spp. (Figure 3.3.3c), as <strong>the</strong> biomass concentrations<br />
of <strong>the</strong> Acartia spp. follow a decadal course of <strong>the</strong><br />
w<strong>in</strong>ter concentrations of nitrate <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> upper 10 m<br />
of <strong>the</strong> central Bornholm Bas<strong>in</strong> (Figure 3.3.4d). The<br />
causal mechanisms are unclear at <strong>the</strong> moment but<br />
are probably related to food web <strong>in</strong>teractions.<br />
Dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> observation period <strong>the</strong> <strong>Baltic</strong> Proper,<br />
with <strong>the</strong> exception of <strong>the</strong> Åland <strong>Sea</strong>, has suffered<br />
from severe oxygen depletion periods <strong>in</strong> deep<br />
bas<strong>in</strong>s. This has significantly decreased <strong>the</strong> water<br />
volume available for species that thrive <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> deep<br />
sal<strong>in</strong>e water under <strong>the</strong> halocl<strong>in</strong>e. As discussed<br />
above, this affects Pseudocalanus spp., perhaps <strong>the</strong><br />
most important zooplanktonic prey item for <strong>Baltic</strong><br />
herr<strong>in</strong>g. Hence, it may well be that human-<strong>in</strong>duced<br />
Figure 3.3.4. (a) Sal<strong>in</strong>ity <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> upper<br />
3 m, (b) sal<strong>in</strong>ity <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> layer between 70 m<br />
and 80 m, (c) temperature <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> upper<br />
3 m <strong>in</strong> July–August, and (d) w<strong>in</strong>ter nitrate<br />
concentrations (February, March) <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
upper 10 m <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> central Bornholm Bas<strong>in</strong><br />
between 1976 and 2007 (from IOW database)<br />
after Postel, <strong>in</strong> prep.<br />
(a)<br />
Sal<strong>in</strong>ity (psu)<br />
8.5<br />
8.0<br />
7.5<br />
7.0<br />
R 2 = 0.3418<br />
r = 0.5846<br />
p< 0.001<br />
6.5<br />
6.0<br />
1976<br />
1977<br />
1978<br />
1979<br />
1980<br />
1981<br />
1982<br />
1983<br />
1984<br />
1985<br />
1986<br />
1987<br />
1988<br />
1989<br />
1990<br />
1991<br />
1992<br />
1993<br />
1994<br />
1995<br />
1996<br />
1997<br />
1998<br />
1999<br />
2000<br />
2001<br />
2002<br />
2003<br />
2004<br />
2005<br />
2006<br />
2007<br />
(b)<br />
20<br />
19<br />
18<br />
R 2 = 0.2407<br />
r = 0.4906<br />
p< 0.001<br />
17<br />
Sal<strong>in</strong>ity (psu)<br />
16<br />
15<br />
14<br />
13<br />
12<br />
11<br />
10<br />
1976<br />
1977<br />
1978<br />
1979<br />
1980<br />
1981<br />
1982<br />
1983<br />
1984<br />
1985<br />
1986<br />
1987<br />
1988<br />
1989<br />
1990<br />
1991<br />
1992<br />
1993<br />
1994<br />
1995<br />
1996<br />
1997<br />
1998<br />
1999<br />
2000<br />
2001<br />
2002<br />
2003<br />
2004<br />
2005<br />
2006<br />
2007<br />
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