scholarly journals Early Lessons of COVID-19 for Governance of the North American Great Lakes and the Baltic Sea

World ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 318-329
Author(s):  
Savitri Jetoo ◽  
Gail Krantzberg
Keyword(s):  
Great Lakes ◽  
Baltic Sea ◽  
North American ◽  
Research Community ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
The North ◽  
Institutional Accountability ◽  
Scientific Certainty ◽  
North American Great Lakes ◽  
The Baltic

The commitment to advance the protection of the North American Great Lakes and the Baltic Sea continues during the COVID-19 pandemic. The resilience of the research community was displayed as policy decisions were made for the first virtual conferences this year to share scientific findings and expertise in both regions. As this pandemic continues to challenge the world, countries have responded to the threat and continue to deal with the uncertainties of this wicked transboundary problem in many different ways. This article discusses key governance and policy issues that have been revealed thus far that can inform the governance of the transboundary North American Great Lakes and the Baltic Sea. Key lessons from the pandemic include waiting for total scientific certainty to act can lead to fatal consequences and our symbiotic connection with nature. Further insights from the pandemic include the importance of context, science-based leadership, institutional accountability, and acknowledging that nature knows no borders.

Geological and evolutionary underpinnings for the success of Ponto-Caspian species invasions in the Baltic Sea and North American Great Lakes

2002 ◽  
Vol 59 (7) ◽  
pp. 1144-1158 ◽  
Author(s):  
David F Reid ◽  
Marina I Orlova
Keyword(s):  
Great Lakes ◽  
Baltic Sea ◽  
North American ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Water Levels ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
North American Great Lakes ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Environmental Tolerances

Between 1985 and 2000, ~70% of new species that invaded the North American Great Lakes were endemic to the Ponto-Caspian (Caspian, Azov, and Black seas) basins of eastern Europe. Sixteen Ponto-Caspian species were also established in the Baltic Sea as of 2000. Many Ponto-Caspian endemic species are characterized by wide environmental tolerances and high phenotypic variability. Ponto-Caspian fauna evolved over millions of years in a series of large lakes and seas with widely varying salinities and water levels and alternating periods of isolation and open connections between the Caspian Sea and Black Sea depressions and between these basins and the Mediterranean Basin and the World Ocean. These conditions probably resulted in selection of Ponto-Caspian endemic species for the broad environmental tolerances and euryhalinity many exhibit. Both the Baltic Sea and the Great Lakes are geologically young and present much lower levels of endemism. The high tolerance of Ponto-Caspian fauna to varying environmental conditions, their ability to survive exposure to a range of salinities, and the similarity in environmental conditions available in the Baltic Sea and Great Lakes probably contribute to the invasion success of these species. Human activities have dramatically increased the opportunities for transport and introduction and have played a catalytic role.

scholarly journals Impacts of the invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) on benthic invertebrate fauna: a case study from the Baltic Sea

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikael van Deurs ◽  
Nicholas Patrick Moran ◽  
Kristian Schreiber Plet-Hansen ◽  
Grete E. Dinesen ◽  
Farivar Azour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Great Lakes ◽  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Round Goby ◽  
Benthic Invertebrate ◽  
Neogobius Melanostomus ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
The North ◽  
Multiple Round ◽  
Study Sites ◽  
The Baltic

Non-indigenous animals can impact native fauna via predation and competition for food and habitat. The round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) was first observed in the Baltic Sea in 1990 and has since displayed substantial secondary dispersal, establishing numerous dense populations where they may outcompete native fish and negatively impact prey species. There have been multiple round goby diet studies from both the Baltic Sea and the North American Great Lakes where they are similarly invasive. However, studies that quantify their effects on recipient ecosystems and, specifically, their impacts on the benthic invertebrate macrofauna are rare, particularly from European waters. In this study, we conducted the first before-after study of the potential effects of round goby on benthic invertebrate macrofauna taxa in marine-brackish habitats in Europe, focusing of two sites in the Western Baltic Sea, Denmark. Results were in line with those from the Great Lakes, indicating negative impacts to be focused on specific molluscan taxa, particularly gastropods, while other groups appeared to be largely unaffected or even show positive trends following invasion. Round goby gut content data was available at one of our study sites from the period immediately after the invasion. This data confirmed that round goby had in fact been preying on the subset of taxa displaying negative trends.

scholarly journals Impacts of the invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) on benthic invertebrate fauna: a case study from the Baltic Sea

NeoBiota ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 68 ◽  
pp. 19-30
Author(s):  
Mikael van Deurs ◽  
Nicholas P. Moran ◽  
Kristian Schreiber Plet-Hansen ◽  
Grete E. Dinesen ◽  
Farivar Azour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Great Lakes ◽  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Round Goby ◽  
Benthic Invertebrate ◽  
Neogobius Melanostomus ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
The North ◽  
Multiple Round ◽  
Study Sites ◽  
The Baltic

The round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) was first observed in the Baltic Sea in 1990 and has since displayed substantial secondary dispersal, establishing numerous dense populations where they may outcompete native fish and negatively impact prey species. There have been multiple round goby diet studies from both the Baltic Sea and the North American Great Lakes where they are similarly invasive. However, studies that quantify their effects on recipient ecosystems and, specifically, their impacts on the benthic invertebrate macrofauna are rare, particularly from European waters. In this study, we conducted the first before-after study of the potential effects of round goby on benthic invertebrate macrofauna taxa in marine-brackish habitats in Europe, focusing of two sites in the Western Baltic Sea, Denmark. Results were in line with those from the Great Lakes, indicating negative impacts on specific molluscan taxa (e.g. Cardiidae bivalves and Neritidae gastropods, which both showed a fall in detected densities of approximately 98% within the Guldborgsund Strait). In contrast, many other groups appeared to be largely unaffected or even show positive trends following invasion. Round goby gut content data were available at one of our study sites from the period immediately after the invasion. These data confirmed that round goby had in fact been preying on the subset of taxa displaying negative trends.

Russian Oil: Production and Exports

2003 ◽  
pp. 136-146
Author(s):  
K. Liuhto
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Oil Production ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
Oil Transportation ◽  
Sea Ports ◽  
The Baltic

Statistical data on reserves, production and exports of Russian oil are provided in the article. The author pays special attention to the expansion of opportunities of sea oil transportation by construction of new oil terminals in the North-West of the country and first of all the largest terminal in Murmansk. In his opinion, one of the main problems in this sphere is prevention of ecological accidents in the process of oil transportation through the Baltic sea ports.

Paleoecological study of bottom sediments of the lake Goluboye (Karelian Isthmus) according to the results of diatom analysis

2019 ◽  
pp. 265-269
Author(s):  
Angelina E. Shatalova ◽  
Uriy A. Kublitsky ◽  
Dmitry A. Subetto ◽  
Anna V. Ludikova ◽  
Alar Rosentau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Bottom Sediments ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Karelian Isthmus ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Diatom Analysis ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
Important Direction ◽  
The Baltic

The study of paleogeography of lakes is an actual and important direction in modern science. As part of the study of lakes in the North-West of the Karelian Isthmus, this analysis will establish the dynamics of salinity of objects, which will allow to reconstruct changes in the level of the Baltic Sea in the Holocene.

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