ECOSUPPORT: A Pilot Study on Decision Support for Baltic Sea Environmental Management

Meier, H. E. Markus; Andersson, Helén

doi:10.1007/s13280-012-0317-y

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“…The interactive application is particularly striking to experience in an immersive GeoDome4 environment, which has the potential to further enhance perception and understanding (Neset et al 2010). ECOSUPPORT therefore used an inflatable, portable GeoDome if feasible (Meier and Andersson 2012), and provided the data material additionally for regular flat screens and through web-access 5. An underlying challenge of this format, especially in communication with the general public, was to emphasize the severity of the presented state-of-the-art scenarios, while stressing that management and societal actions are possible and can make a difference, in an effort to avoid creating feelings of hopelessness and apathy of the audience (e.g., Moser and Dilling 2004).…”

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Ensemble Modeling of the Baltic Sea Ecosystem to Provide Scenarios for Management

Meier

Andersson

Arheimer

et al. 2014

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We present a multi-model ensemble study for the Baltic Sea, and investigate the combined impact of changing climate, external nutrient supply, and fisheries on the marine ecosystem. The applied regional climate system model contains state-of-the-art component models for the atmosphere, sea ice, ocean, land surface, terrestrial and marine biogeochemistry, and marine food-web. Time-dependent scenario simulations for the period 1960–2100 are performed and uncertainties of future projections are estimated. In addition, reconstructions since 1850 are carried out to evaluate the models sensitivity to external stressors on long time scales. Information from scenario simulations are used to support decision-makers and stakeholders and to raise awareness of climate change, environmental problems, and possible abatement strategies among the general public using geovisualization. It is concluded that the study results are relevant for the Baltic Sea Action Plan of the Helsinki Commission.

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Ensemble Modeling of the Baltic Sea Ecosystem to Provide Scenarios for Management

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“…As the Baltic Sea is shallow with a mean depth of 52 m only, nutrient exchanges between sediment and water column and resuspension of organic matter are important processes for the biogeochemical cycling (Almroth-Rosell et al, 2011). Eilola et al (2012) suggested that in future climate the exchange between shallow and deep waters might be intensified FIGURE 1 | The Baltic Sea: bathymetry, river discharges, and sub-basins as defined in this study. The Baltic proper comprises Arkona, Bornholm, East Gotland and Northwest Gotland basins.…”

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Uncertainties in Projections of the Baltic Sea Ecosystem Driven by an Ensemble of Global Climate Models

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“…Indices have been calculated to quantify the different effects and interrelations (e.g. HELCOM, 2018a; Korpinen et al, 2012;Blenckner et 2995Blenckner et al, 2021 and the work has also been incorporated into decision support systems or general advice for decision makers (Meier et al, 2012;Meier et al, 2014;Hyytiäinen et al, 2021). In the Baltic Sea, the detrimental factors with the most substantial impact have been identified as being eutrophication, hazardous substances, non-indigenous species and fisheries (Korpinen et al, 2012;Andersen et al, 2015;HELCOM 2018a;Andersen et al, 2020;Blenckner et al, 2021), but also acidification and climate change (Jutterström et al, 2014).…”

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“…Warmer winters without snow cover and non-freezing soil have resulted in proportionally more soil erosion, larger runoff and consequently more 455 nutrients transported to the sea (Huttunen et al, 2015). Climate-related changes in the Baltic Sea like warmer temperatures, changed stratification patterns, altered ecosystems and biogeochemical pathways may change the fate of nutrients in the sea (Arheimer et al 2012;Meier et al, 2012). Sea level rise may have an impact on the internal loading of phosphate, through potentially increased saltwater inflows in the future with rising sea levels, affecting ecosystems in micro-tidal lagoons (Huang et al, 2020) and increasing the hypoxic areas in the deep water and the 460 associated phosphate release (Meier et al, 2017).…”

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Human impacts and their interactions in the Baltic Sea region

Reckermann

Omstedt

Soomere

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Abstract. Coastal environments, in particular heavily populated semi-enclosed marginal seas and coasts like the Baltic Sea region, are stongly affected by human activities. A multitude of human impacts, including climate change, affects the different compartments of the environment, and these effects interact with each other. As part of the Baltic Earth Assessment Reports (BEAR), we present an inventory and discussion of different human-induced factors and processes affecting the environment of the Baltic Sea region, and their interrelations. Some are naturally occurring and modified by human activities (i.e. climate change, coastal processes, hypoxia, acidification, submarine groundwater discharges, marine ecosystems, non-indigenous species, land use and land cover), some are completely human-induced (i.e. agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries, river regulations, offshore wind farms, shipping, chemical contamination, dumped warfare agents, marine litter and microplastics, tourism, coastal management), and they are all interrelated to different degrees. We present a general description and analysis of the state of knowledge on these interrelations. Our main insight is that climate change has an overarching, integrating impact on all of the other factors and can be interpreted as a background effect, which has different implications for the other factors. Impacts on the environment and the human sphere can be roughly allocated to anthropogenic drivers such as food production, energy production, transport, industry and economy. We conclude that a sound management and regulation of human activities must be implemented in order to use and keep the environments and ecosystems of the Baltic Sea region sustainably in a good shape. This must balance the human needs, which exert tremendous pressures on the systems, as humans are the overwhelming driving force for almost all changes we see. The findings from this inventory of available information and analysis of the different factors and their interactions in the Baltic Sea region can largely be transferred to other comparable marginal and coastal seas in the world.

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ECOSUPPORT: A Pilot Study on Decision Support for Baltic Sea Environmental Management

Cited by 11 publications

References 16 publications

Ensemble Modeling of the Baltic Sea Ecosystem to Provide Scenarios for Management

Ensemble Modeling of the Baltic Sea Ecosystem to Provide Scenarios for Management

Uncertainties in Projections of the Baltic Sea Ecosystem Driven by an Ensemble of Global Climate Models

Human impacts and their interactions in the Baltic Sea region

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