SUSPENDED MATTER CONCENTRATION ALONGSIDE THE NORTHERN COASTLINE OF KALININGRAD REGION (SOUTH-EASTERN PART OF THE BALTIC SEA)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Bubnova ◽  
Ekaterina Bubnova ◽  
Victor Krechik ◽  
Victor Krechik ◽  
Vadim Sivkov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Suspended Matter ◽  
Seasonal Distribution ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Suspended Matter Concentration ◽  
Kaliningrad Region ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Matter Concentration

South-Eastern part of the Baltic Sea undergoes strong man-caused impact due to high level of shore usage. Suspended matter is an important carrying agent for pollutants. The Kaliningrad region has both the abrasion shore (Sambian peninsula) and the massive accumulative body (Curonian Spit), which is World Heritage site. The interannual and seasonal distribution of suspended matter concentration along the northern shore of Kaliningrad region against the hydrological conditions were studied. The research was made on five-year (2011-2015) monthly (April - October) data-array, consisting of surface and bottom water samplings. Two types of interannual and seasonal distribution of suspended matter concentration (SMC) revealed: Sambian type is defined by vertical gradient of SMC with descending of concentration from surface to bottom, while Curonian type – by horizontal gradient of latter.

SUSPENDED MATTER CONCENTRATION ALONGSIDE THE NORTHERN COASTLINE OF KALININGRAD REGION (SOUTH-EASTERN PART OF THE BALTIC SEA)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Bubnova ◽  
Ekaterina Bubnova ◽  
Victor Krechik ◽  
Victor Krechik ◽  
Vadim Sivkov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Suspended Matter ◽  
Seasonal Distribution ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Suspended Matter Concentration ◽  
Kaliningrad Region ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Matter Concentration

South-Eastern part of the Baltic Sea undergoes strong man-caused impact due to high level of shore usage. Suspended matter is an important carrying agent for pollutants. The Kaliningrad region has both the abrasion shore (Sambian peninsula) and the massive accumulative body (Curonian Spit), which is World Heritage site. The interannual and seasonal distribution of suspended matter concentration along the northern shore of Kaliningrad region against the hydrological conditions were studied. The research was made on five-year (2011-2015) monthly (April - October) data-array, consisting of surface and bottom water samplings. Two types of interannual and seasonal distribution of suspended matter concentration (SMC) revealed: Sambian type is defined by vertical gradient of SMC with descending of concentration from surface to bottom, while Curonian type – by horizontal gradient of latter.

Associations of Sphagnum rubellum Wils. on the bogs of the south-east part of Baltic region

2003 ◽  
pp. 50-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. A. Smagin ◽  
M. G. Napreenko
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Plant Cover ◽  
Karelian Isthmus ◽  
Baltic Region ◽  
The South ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Kaliningrad Region ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Typical Habitat ◽  
New Syntaxa

The paper characterizes the 3 associations comprising plant communities with Sphagnum rubellum in the south-eastern part of the Baltic region. The new syntaxa differ from each other both in their floristic characters and the pronounced affinity to definite regional mire types and particular habitats. The ass. Drosero-Sphagnetum rubelli is typical of the relatively most thorough ranges. It is observed from the Kaliningrad region to the Karelian Isthmus and, according to the published reference, occurs even throughout the whole area around the Baltic Sea. Its most typical habitat is that of margins of mire lakes and pools. The ass. Eriophoro-Sphagnetum rubelli occurs in central plateaus of convex plateau-like bogs, typical of the areas adjacent to the Baltic Sea coast. It occupies extended flat mire ecotopes with the water level 0.2–0.25 m deep. The ass. Empetro-Sphagnetum rubelli is characteristic of the retrogressive complex in the convex bogs of the East-Baltic Province. It is mostly observed along the coast of the Gulf of Finland. Its stands are rather dynamic and unstable in both space and time. The presence of communities comprised by these 3 associations is an important vegetation character of the series of regional mire types. Assuming an association level of the respective syntaxa seems rational for the purposes of adequate reflection of plant cover diversity.

INVESTIGATIONS OF THE BALTIC SEA COASTAL ZONE ABOVE-WATER PART TOPOGRAPHY DYNAMICS BY MEANS OF TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNER (SVETLOGORSK CITY, KALININGRAD REGION)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolay Lugovoy ◽  
Nikolay Lugovoy ◽  
Askar Ilyasov ◽  
Askar Ilyasov ◽  
Elena Pronina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Coastal Zone ◽  
Coastal Erosion ◽  
Laser Scanner ◽  
Terrestrial Laser Scanner ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Coastal Dynamics ◽  
Kaliningrad Region ◽  
The Baltic

The paper describes application of the terrestrial laser scanner for investigation of coastal dynamics of the Svetlogorskaya Bay, Baltic Sea. Methods of investigation and results of surveys repeated over the two consecutive years for quantification of coastal erosion and slope processes within the coastal zone are presented.

ACCUMULATION OF PLASTIC FRAGMENTS AND MICROPLASTICS ON THE BEACHES IN THE SOUTH-EAST BALTIC SEA

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilia Khatmullina ◽  
Lilia Khatmullina ◽  
Elena Esiukova ◽  
Elena Esiukova
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Size Range ◽  
Anthropogenic Pollution ◽  
The South ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Quantitative Distribution ◽  
Sediment Sampling ◽  
Beach Sediments ◽  
Kaliningrad Region ◽  
The Baltic

The sediment sampling from different areas of the beaches in the south-eastern part of the Baltic Sea (in Kaliningrad region) was executed for the purpose of studying the quantitative and qualitative composition of the microplastics particles (range 0.5-5 mm). Preference is given to those beaches that are exposed to maximum anthropogenic pollution. From June, 2015 to January, 2016, there were 14 expeditions along the coastline of the Baltic Sea (in Kaliningrad region) to collect experimental materials. The majority of samples were collected on the most recent flotsam deposited at “wracklines”, in the supralittoral zone. The primary examination of those samples revealed the presence of abundant microplastic particles of the required size range (0.5-5 mm). Quantitative distribution of microplastics in beach sediments was obtained in milligrams per gram of sediment and milligrams per m2: on average 0.05-2.89 (mg per gram of sediment) and 370-7330 (mg per m2), accordingly.

scholarly journals New data on the palaeo–incisions network of the south–eastern Baltic Sea

Baltica ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dmitrij Gerok ◽  
Leonora Živilė Gelumbauskaitė ◽  
Tom Flodén ◽  
Algimantas Grigelis ◽  
Albertas Bitinas
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Ice Sheet ◽  
The South ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Fracture Systems ◽  
Present Study Area ◽  
Eastern Segment ◽  
The Baltic

The present study area is located within the south–eastern segment of the Baltic Sea framed by 55o30’–56o30’ N and 19o00’–21o15’E. The area is re-visited with the aim to describe in more detail the geologic prerequisite and development of the palaeo–incisions as well as the timing of their subsequent infillings. The channels form distinctive features in the sedimentary bedrock along the outer limits of pre–Weichselian ice sheets, on average reaching depths into the bedrock of 50 m in the nearshore zone of Lithuania to 100 m along the slope to the Gotland depression in the west. The development of palaeo–incisions systems is governed by the easily eroded late Palaeozoic to Mesozoic bedrock of the present area. Only rare ocurrences of channels have been reported from the middle and lower parts of the Palaeozoic further west in the Baltic Sea. The present investigation supports a mechanism that the channels formed below the ice near the ice sheet margin by melt water erosion under high pressure. The channels start at random where a fracture in the ice develops forming outlet of water contained below the central part of the ice sheet. The channels often merge together in the direction of the ice margin, possibly gradually adapting to previous fracture systems in the bedrock. The investigated incisions were infilled prior to the advance of the Weichselian ice sheet and some have been reopened and repeatedly infilled.

Phenology of Migratory Bat Activity Across the Baltic Sea and the South-Eastern North Sea

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens Rydell ◽  
Lothar Bach ◽  
Petra Bach ◽  
Laura Guia Diaz ◽  
Joanna Furmankiewicz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
North Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Bat Activity ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
The Baltic

Environmental factors affecting recent benthic foraminiferal distribution in the south-eastern Baltic Sea

Baltica ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-70
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Ponomarenko ◽  
Viktor Krechik ◽  
Evgenia Dorokhova
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Benthic Foraminifera ◽  
Bottom Water ◽  
Environmental Parameters ◽  
Organic Carbon Content ◽  
The South ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
The Baltic

The Baltic Sea is characterized by a restricted exchange of deep waters due to permanent stratification of the water column. The aim of the present study is to investigate the distribution of benthic foraminifera in the south-eastern part of the Baltic Sea in relation to environmental parameters. The distribution of benthic foraminifera was analyzed in 26 surface sediment samples collected in the south-eastern part of the Baltic Sea and in the Bornholm Basin during springtime and wintertime 2016. Foraminiferal diversity in the studied region was extremely low. Agglutinated specimens dominated the assemblages and were represented by small-sized individuals which belong to Psammosphaera, Pseudothurammina, Saccammina, and Reophax genera. Calcareous foraminifera were dominated by Cribroelphidium genus. Micropaleontological data were compared to the environmental parameters characterizing bottom water (temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen content) and substrate conditions (grain size composition and total organic carbon content). Higher foraminiferal concentrations and diversity were found in deeper parts of the study region where fine-grained sediments with a higher total organic carbon content were accumulated under stable hydrographical conditions. Calcareous tests were found only at the stations with elevated salinity, indicating that bottom water salinity is the main factor limiting the distribution of calcareous foraminifera. On the other hand, substrate parameters and hydrodynamic conditions appear to play a major role in the distribution of agglutinated foraminifera.

scholarly journals Oil spill modelling methods: application to the south–eastern part of the Baltic Sea

Baltica ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (special) ◽  
pp. 15-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Kileso ◽  
Boris Chubarenko ◽  
Petras Zemlys ◽  
Igor Kuzmenko
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
The State ◽  
The South ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Modelling Methods ◽  
State Of Art

The state-of-art in oil spill modelling methods is summarized, focusing on development since 2000. Some recommendations for possible application of these methods to the south–eastern part of the Baltic Sea are prepared. Particular attention is paid on the methods of parameterization of volume of oil spill and calculation of advection of the oil spills. Consideration is also given to methods used in oil weathering models.

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