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  • 1.
    Ahlgren, Joakim
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF). The Swedish Institute for the Marine Environment, PO Box 260, SE-40530 Göteborg, Sweden.
    Grimvall, Anders
    Omstedt, Anders
    Rolff, Carl
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF). The Swedish Institute for the Marine Environment, PO Box 260, SE-40530 Göteborg, Sweden.
    Temperature, DOC level and basin interactions explain the declining oxygen concentrations in the Bothnian Sea2017Ingår i: Journal of Marine Systems, ISSN 0924-7963, E-ISSN 1879-1573, Vol. 170, s. 22-30Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Hypoxia and oxygen deficient zones are expanding worldwide. To properly manage this deterioration of the marine environment, it is important to identify the causes of oxygen declines and the influence of anthropogenic activities. Here, we provide a study aiming to explain the declining oxygen levels in the deep waters of the Bothnian Sea over the past 20 years by investigating data from environmental monitoring programmes. The observed decline in oxygen concentrations in deep waters was found to be primarily a consequence of water temperature increase and partly caused by an increase in dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in the seawater (R-Adj(2). = 0.83) as well as inflow from the adjacent sea basin. As none of the tested eutrophication-related predictors were significant according to a stepwise multiple regression, a regional increase in nutrient inputs to the area is unlikely to explain a significant portion of the oxygen decline. Based on the findings of this study, preventing the development of anoxia in the deep water of the Bothnian Sea is dependent on the large-scale measures taken to reduce climate change. In addition, the reduction of the nutrient load to the Baltic Proper is required to counteract the development of hypoxic and phosphate-rich water in the Baltic Proper, which can form deep water in the Bothnian Sea. The relative importance of these sources to oxygen consumption is difficult to determine from the available data, but the results clearly demonstrate the importance of climate related factors such as temperature, DOC and inflow from adjacent basins for the oxygen status of the sea.

  • 2.
    Ahlgren, Joakim
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF). Havsmiljöinstitutet.
    Rolff, Carl
    Stockholms universitet.
    Grimvall, Anders
    Havsmiljöinstitutet.
    Omstedt, Anders
    Göteborgs universitet.
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF). Havsmiljöinstitutet.
    Orsaker till minskande syrehalter i Bottenhavet2017Rapport (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [sv]

    Resultat från den nationella miljöövervakningen visar att syrehalterna i Bottenhavet har minskat sedan 1970-talet, en minskning som accelererat från 1990. För att ha möjlighet att på något sätt kunna åtgärda denna försämring av den marina miljön är det nödvändigt att identifiera orsakerna till denna syreminskning, eftersom olika orsaker kan kräva olika former av åtgärder. Om orsaken till exempel är ökad syreförbrukning beroende på regional övergödning, skulle detta innebära ökat behov av regionala reningsåtgärder. Målsättningen med projektet var därmed att ge en tillförlitlig förklaring till de sjunkande syrehalterna i Bottenhavet under de senaste 20 åren genom att använda data från de nationella miljöövervakningsprogrammen. De huvudhypoteser som undersöktes som orsaker till de sjunkande syrehalterna var:  • Ökad regional gödning av Bottenhavet och därmed ökad produktion.  • Tillförsel av syrefattigt och fosfatrikt från Egentliga Östersjön.  • Starkare haloklin och försämrad ventilation av Bottenhavets djupvatten.  • Ökad temperatur och ökad tillförsel av löst organiskt kol. Analys av tidsserier och modellanalyser utifrån miljöövervaknings- och forskningsdata visade att den observerade syrehaltsminskningen i Bottenhavets djupvatten främst beror på en ökning av vattentemperaturen och delvis på en ökning av löst organiskt kol i vattnet, samt tillflöde från Egentliga Östersjön. Dataanalysen visade däremot inget tydligt stöd för att ökad produktion av biomassa i Bottenhavet orsakat de minskande syrehalterna. Detta gäller indikatorer för växtplankton, sedimentation och bakterieplankton som alla förväntas öka vid ökad produktion och det finns således inga direkta indicier för att stödja hypotesen om ökad gödning av Bottenhavet.  Sammantaget visar de analyser som gjorts inom projektet att Bottenhavets framtida hälsa främst gynnas av en kombination av åtgärder för att motverka globala klimatförändringar, samt åtgärder för att förbättra vattenkvaliteten i Egentliga Östersjön. Näringstillförsel från Bottenhavets avrinningsområden bedöms främst ha haft betydelse för syresituationen i kustnära vattenförekomster. Den bedöms därför inte i betydande omfattning ha orsakat de minskande syrehalterna i Bottenhavets utsjöområden.  

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  • 3.
    Algesten, Grete
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
    Brydsten, Lars
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
    Jonsson, Per
    Institute of Applied Environmental Research, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
    Kortelainen, Pirkko
    Finnish Environment Institute, P.O. Box 140, FIN-00251, Helsinki, Finland.
    Löfgren, Stefan
    Department of Environmental Assessment, SLU, P.O. Box 7050, Uppsala, Sweden.
    Rahm, Lars
    Department of Water and Environmental Studies, Linköping University, SE-58183 Linköping, Sweden.
    Räike, Antti
    Finnish Environment Institute, P.O. Box 140, FIN-00251, Helsinki, Finland.
    Sobek, Sebastian
    Institute for Aquatic Sciences and Water Pollution Control, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH), Universitätsstr. 16, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland.
    Tranvik, Lars
    Department of Ecology and Evolution, EBC, Uppsala University, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden.
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Jansson, Mats
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
    Organic carbon budget for the Gulf of Bothnia2006Ingår i: Journal of Marine Systems, ISSN 0924-7963, E-ISSN 1879-1573, Vol. 63, nr 3-4, s. 155-161Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    We calculated input of organic carbon to the unproductive, brackish water basin of the Gulf of Bothnia from rivers, point sources and the atmosphere. We also calculated the net exchange of organic carbon between the Gulf of Bothnia and the adjacent marine system, the Baltic Proper. We compared the input with sinks for organic carbon; permanent incorporation in sediments and mineralization and subsequent evasion of CO2 to the atmosphere. The major fluxes were riverine input (1500 Gg C year− 1), exchange with the Baltic Proper (depending on which of several possible DOC concentration differences between the basins that was used in the calculation, the flux varied between an outflow of 466 and an input of 950 Gg C year 1), sediment burial (1100 Gg C year− 1) and evasion to the atmosphere (3610 Gg C year− 1). The largest single net flux was the emission of CO2 to the atmosphere, mainly caused by bacterial mineralization of organic carbon. Input and output did not match in our budget which we ascribe uncertainties in the calculation of the exchange of organic carbon between the Gulf of Bothnia and the Baltic Proper, and the fact that CO2 emission, which in our calculation represented 1 year (2002) may have been overestimated in comparison with long-term means. We conclude that net heterotrophy of the Gulf of Bothnia was due to input of organic carbon from both the catchment and from the Baltic Proper and that the future degree of net heterotrophy will be sensible to both catchment export of organic carbon and to the ongoing eutrophication of the Baltic Proper.

  • 4.
    Algesten, Grete
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Sobek, Sobek
    Department of Limnology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden .
    Tranvik, Lars T.
    Department of Limnology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden .
    Jansson, Mats
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
    Seasonal variation of CO2 saturation in the Gulf of Bothnia: Indications of marine net heterotrophy2004Ingår i: Global Biogeochemical Cycles, ISSN 0886-6236, E-ISSN 1944-9224, Vol. 18, s. 4021-4028Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Seasonal variation of pCO2 and primary and bacterioplankton production were measured in the Gulf of Bothnia during an annual cycle. Surface water was supersaturated with CO2 on an annual basis, indicating net heterotrophy and a source of CO2 to the atmosphere. However, the Gulf of Bothnia oscillated between being a sink and a source of CO2 over the studied period, largely decided by temporal variation in bacterial respiration (BR) and primary production (PP) in the water column above the pycnocline. The calculated annual respiration-production balance (BR-PP) was very similar to the estimated CO2 emission from the Gulf of Bothnia, which indicates that these processes were major determinants of the exchange of CO2 between water and atmosphere. The southern basin (the Bothnian Sea) had a lower net release of CO2 to the atmosphere than the northern Bothnian Bay (7.1 and 9.7 mmol C m−2 d−1, respectively), due to higher primary production, which to a larger extent balanced respiration in this basin.

  • 5.
    Andersson, Agneta
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet). Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Hajdu, Susanna
    Inst. f. Systemekologi, Stockholms universitet.
    Haecky, Pia
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet). Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Kuparinen, Jorma
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet). Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Succession and growth limitation of phytoplankton in the Gulf of Bothnia (Baltic Sea)1996Ingår i: Marine Biology, ISSN 0025-3162, E-ISSN 1432-1793, Vol. 126, nr 4, s. 791-801Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    A one year field study of four stations in the Gulf of Bothnia during 1991 showed that the biomass was ca. two times, and primary productivity ca, four times, lower in the north (Bothnian Bay) than in the south (Bothnian Sea) during the summer. Nutrient addition experiments indicated phosphorus limitation of phytoplankton in the Bothnian Bay and the coastal areas in the northern Bothnian Sea, but nitrogen limitation in the open Bothnian Sea. A positive correlation between the phosphate concentration and the production/biomass ratio of phytoplankton was demonstrated, which partly explained the differences in the specific growth rate of the phytoplankton during the summer. Differences in photosynthetic active radiation between the stations also showed a covariation with the primary productivity. The relative importance of nutrient or light limitation for photosynthetic carbon fixation could not, however, be conclusively determined from this study. Marked differences in phytoplankton species composition from north to south were also observed. The number of dominating species was higher in the Bothnian Sea than in the Bothnian Bay. The distribution of some species could be explained as due to nutrient availability (e.g. Nodularia spumigena, Aphanizomenon sp.), while salinity probably limits the distribution of some limnic as well as marine species. The potentially toxic phytoplankton N. spumigena, Dinophysis acuminata and Chrysochromulina spp. were common in the Bothnian Sea but not in the Bothnian Bay. The pico- and nanoplankton biomass during late summer was higher than previously reported due to a revised carbon/volume ratio.

  • 6.
    Andersson, Agneta
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Hansen, W
    Wänstrand, I
    Huseby, S
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Strategi för kontrollerande övervakning av kustvatten i Bottenhavets vattendistrikt2008Rapport (Refereegranskat)
  • 7.
    Andersson, Agneta
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Hansen, Wenche
    Länsstyrelsen Västernorrland.
    Wänstrand, Ingrid
    Länsstyrelsen Gävleborg.
    Huseby, Siv
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Strategi för kontrollerande övervakning av Bottenhavets vattendistrikt2008Rapport (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
    Abstract [sv]

    Ett pelagialprogram har tagits fram för övervakning i relativt opåverkade referensområden i kustvattentyperna 16 t.o.m.19 i Bottemhavet. Programmet bör kunna ligga till grund för uppföljning av internationella, nationella och regionala miljömål samt följa upp ekologisk status. Den rumsliga variationen samt mellanårsvariationen hos pelagiala variabler i Bottenhavsområdet har använts som utgångspunkt för att beräkna provtagningsbehovet. Det föreslagna programmet innebär att mellan 48 och 60 provtagningar årsperiod, varefter ekologisk status kan bedömas. Designen gör det möjligt att med 80 % säkerhet bedöma ekologisk status med mätdata som ligger minst 20 % från klassgränserna. Mätprogrammet är designat för provtagningar -årsperiod. Stationer har slumpats ut i de olika typerna, och förslag på årliga provtagningslokaler anges i rapporten. Eftersom djupet vid de olika stationerna varierar, bör de flesta pelagiala variablerna provtas vid ett diskret djup i övre delen av vattenmassan, t.ex. 1 m djup. Av vetenskapliga och ekonomiska skäl är det viktigt att pelagialprogrammet samordnas för hela Bottenhavet.

    För mjukbottenfauna bedöms det befintliga integrerade programmet för trendanalys i Bottenhavet kunna tillgodose Vattendirektivets behov för kontrollerande övervakning i distriktet. Detta under förutsättning att Sundsvallsbuktens program fortsätter och att de nya nationella och regionala provtagningsområdena i södra Bottenhavet (Gräsö) etableras och drivs. Dimensioneringen av nuvarande nationellt och regionalt bottenfaunaprogram och områdesövervakning men har även visat sig vara väl anpassat för bedömningar inom ramen för Vattendirektivet. Enligt bedömningsgrunden bör minst 5 stationer användas för klassning av ekologisk status. Dessa stationer måste dock inte ligga inom samma vattenförekomst, utan kan vara lokaliserade i angränsande vattenförekomster. Den ekologiska statusen för mjukbottenfauna i enskilda vattenförekomster klassas genom extrapolering med hjälp av data från närbelägna områden med liknande bottenmiljö och påverkansgrad.

    Befintlig fiskebeståndsövervakning föreslås fortlöpa för att möjliggöra uppföljning av förändringar. En utökning av antalet övervakningsområden föreslås dock för att upprätta minst ett referensområde per inre och yttre kustvattentyp. En kombination av stratifierad och slumpmässig övervakning av fiskebestånden enligt nuvarande strategi föreslås, där djupintervallen stratifieras medan stationerna slumpas ut i respektive djupintervall.

    Provfiske och provtagning för miljögiftsanalys av fisk bör samordnas till samma provtagningstillfälle. Vidare bör den modell för samfinansiering och samordning som idag tillämpas av kustlänen i Bottniska viken för övervakning av fiskbestånd, samt och miljögiftsövervakning av fisk, fortlöpa även framöver.

    De ämnen som ingår i det pågående nationella programmet för miljögifter i fisk bör mätas även i de nya föreslagna områdena. När EU:s dotterdirektiv för prioriterade ämnen är beslutat och Vattenmyndigheterna fastställt miljökvalitetsnormer för särskilda förorenande ämnen, bör en översyn göras och ytterligare ämnen som är aktuella för Bottenhavet införlivas i övervakningsprogrammet. Miljögiftsövervakning i fisk bedöms kunna mätas med ett maximalt avstånd på 75 km mellan stationsområdena. Bedömning och extrapolera mätvärdena.

    För samtliga delprogram har en grova uppskattningar av kostnader för genomförandet gjorts.

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  • 8.
    Andersson, Agneta
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
    Meier, H.E. Markus
    Ripszam, Matyas
    Umeå universitet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för folkhälsa och klinisk medicin, Yrkes- och miljömedicin.
    Rowe, Owen
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Haglund, Peter
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Kemiska institutionen.
    Eilola, Kari
    Legrand, Catherine
    Figueroa, Daniela
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
    Paczkowska, Joanna
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
    Lindehoff, Elin
    Tysklind, Mats
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Kemiska institutionen.
    Elmgren, Ragnar
    Projected future climate change and Baltic Sea ecosystem management2015Ingår i: Ambio, ISSN 0044-7447, E-ISSN 1654-7209, Vol. 44, nr Suppl 3, s. S345-S356Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Climate change is likely to have large effectson the Baltic Sea ecosystem. Simulations indicate 2–4 Cwarming and 50–80 % decrease in ice cover by 2100.Precipitation may increase *30 % in the north, causingincreased land runoff of allochthonous organic matter(AOM) and organic pollutants and decreased salinity.Coupled physical–biogeochemical models indicate that, inthe south, bottom-water anoxia may spread, reducing codrecruitment and increasing sediment phosphorus release,thus promoting cyanobacterial blooms. In the north,heterotrophic bacteria will be favored by AOM, whilephytoplankton production may be reduced. Extra trophiclevels in the food web may increase energy losses andconsequently reduce fish production. Future managementof the Baltic Sea must consider the effects of climatechange on the ecosystem dynamics and functions, as wellas the effects of anthropogenic nutrient and pollutant load.Monitoring should have a holistic approach, encompassingboth autotrophic (phytoplankton) and heterotrophic (e.g.,bacterial) processes.

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  • 9.
    Andersson, Agneta
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Klimatförändringar kan leda till mindre fisk i havet2016Ingår i: Havet: om miljötillståndet i svenska havsområden. 2015/2016, Göteborg: Havs- och vattenmyndigheten , 2016, s. 25-28Kapitel i bok, del av antologi (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
  • 10.
    Andersson, Agneta
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Pelagisk biologi2004Ingår i: Bottniska viken: årsrapport från den marina miljöövervakningen. 2003, Skydd av havsområden gagnar fisken, Hörnefors: Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF) , 2004, s. 11-13Kapitel i bok, del av antologi (Refereegranskat)
  • 11. Bertilsson, Stefan
    et al.
    Stepanauskas, Ramonas
    Cuadros-Hansson, Rocio
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet).
    Graneli, Wilhelm
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet). Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Tranvik, Lars
    Photochemically induced changes in bioavailable carbon and nitrogen pools in a boreal watershed1999Ingår i: Aquatic Microbial Ecology, ISSN 0948-3055, E-ISSN 1616-1564, Vol. 19, nr 1, s. 47-56Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    In several recent studies, a net stimulation of bacterial growth has been demonstrated after exposing humic surface waters to solar radiation or artificial ultraviolet radiation. This stimulation has been attributed to a photochemical release of bioavailable carbon or nitrogen compounds (ammonium). In a synoptic experiment, we exposed 0.2 mu m filtered water from 12 different habitats in a river system, dominated by allochthonous carbon input, to mild artificial UV radiation. A significant photochemical release of carboxylic acids of low molecular weight occurred. Furthermore, the exposure increased carbon-limited bacterial yield on average by a factor of 1.7. No photochemical production of free ammonium could be detected, which was in accordance with the lack of effects of radiation on bacterial growth yield under nitrogen-limited conditions. We conclude that, in boreal systems dominated by allochthonous carbon input, photochemical production of bioavailable carbon rather than nitrogen compounds is likely to positively influence the total substrate pool available for bacterial utilization.

  • 12.
    Blackburn, Nicholas
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet). Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Hagström, Åke
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet). Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet). Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Cuadros, Rocio
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet).
    Bjornsen, Peter K
    Rapid determination of bacterial abundance, biovolume, morphology, and growth by neural network-based image analysis1998Ingår i: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, ISSN 0099-2240, E-ISSN 1098-5336, Vol. 64, nr 9, s. 3246-3255Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Annual bacterial plankton dynamics at several depths and locations in the Baltic Sea were studied by image analysis. Individual bacteria were classified by using an artificial neural network which also effectively identified nonbacterial objects, Cell counts and frequencies of dividing cells were determined, and the data obtained agreed well with visual observations and previously published values. Cell volumes were measured accurately by comparison with bead standards. The survey included 690 images from a total of 138 samples. Each image contained approximately 200 bacteria. The images were analyzed automatically at a rate of 100 images per h, Bacterial abundance exhibited coherent patterns with time and depth, and there were distinct subsurface peaks in the summer months. Four distinct morphological classes were resolved by the image analyzer, and the dynamics of each could be visualized. The bacterial growth rates estimated from frequencies of dividing cells were different from the bacterial growth rates estimated by the thymidine incorporation method. With minor modifications, the image analysis technique described here can be used to analyze other planktonic classes.

  • 13.
    Båmstedt, Ulf
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Andersson, Agneta
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Blomqvist, Sven
    Konsekvenser för Östersjöns biologi av förändrat klimat under 21:a århundradet2007Rapport (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
  • 14.
    Båmstedt, Ulf
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Mixing depth and allochthonous dissolved organic carbon: controlling factors of coastal trophic balance2016Ingår i: Marine Ecology Progress Series, ISSN 0171-8630, E-ISSN 1616-1599, Vol. 561, s. 17-29Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    ABSTRACT: The interacting effects of different mixing depths and increased allochthonous dissolved organic carbon (DOC) on the ratio of heterotrophic to autotrophic production (i.e. trophic balance) was evaluated in a mesocosm study with a stratified water column. An autumn plankton community from the northern Bothnian Sea showed significantly decreased phytoplankton production and somewhat increased bacterial production with added DOC. In addition, increased mixing depth further reduced phytoplankton production. With a deep pycnocline and added DOC, the system became net-heterotrophic, with an average bacteria-to-phytoplankton production ratio of 1.24. With a deep pycnocline without added DOC, the trophic balance was changed to 0.44 (i.e. autotrophic). With a shallow pycnocline, the system remained net-autotrophic irrespective of DOC addition. We propose that increased precipitation in northern Europe due to climate change may result in changed density stratification and increased allochthonous DOC transport to the sea, leading to more heterotrophic coastal aquatic ecosystems. Such a scenario may entail reduced biological production at higher trophic levels and enhanced CO2 emission to the atmosphere.

  • 15. COCHLAN, William P
    et al.
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet). Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Steward, Grieg F
    Smith, David C
    Azam, Farooq
    SPATIAL-DISTRIBUTION OF VIRUSES, BACTERIA AND CHLOROPHYLL-A IN NERITIC, OCEANIC AND ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENTS1993Ingår i: Marine Ecology Progress Series, ISSN 0171-8630, E-ISSN 1616-1599, Vol. 92, nr 1-2, s. 77-87Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    The spatial distribution of viruses was investigated in the coastal and oceanic waters of the Southern California Bight, USA, and the brackish waters of the Gulf of Bothnia, Sweden, using the direct harvesting technique and transmission electron microscopy. The vertical and horizontal distributions of viruses were examined in relation to bacterial abundance and chlorophyll a. Total virus abundances ranged from 0.3 to 52 X 10(9) l-1; higher concentrations of viruses were found in the upper 50 m of the water column and in coastal environments. Viruses with capsid diameters less than 60 nm dominated the virus community, were morphologically characterized as bacteriophages and were responsible for most of the observed spatial variability. Bacteria abundance alone explained 67 % of the spatial variability in virus numbers, thereby suggesting that bacteria constituted the major host organisms for viruses in these physically diverse habitats.

  • 16. Grubisic, Lorena M.
    et al.
    Brutemark, Andreas
    Weyhenmeyer, Gesa A.
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Båmstedt, Ulf
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Bertilsson, Stefan
    Effects of stratification depth and dissolved organic matter on brackish bacterioplankton communities2012Ingår i: Marine Ecology Progress Series, ISSN 0171-8630, E-ISSN 1616-1599, Vol. 453, s. 37-48Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Bacterioplankton growth is often directly or indirectly controlled by external energy subsidies via organic matter inputs or solar radiation. We carried out a mesocosm experiment to assess how bacterioplankton communities responded to elevated levels of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and experimentally controlled stratification depth. The month-long experiment consisted of 2500 l mesocosms subjected to 4 experimental manipulations in triplicate: the stratification depth was set to either 1.5 or 3.5 m, with or without experimental addition of ambient levels of chromophoric DOM. DOM addition had a significant effect on bacterial community composition as assessed by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism of amplified 16S rRNA genes. In contrast, there were no effects of the DOM amendment on bacterial biomass or production. Mixing depth and the coupled effective light climate in the photic zone also had a significant effect on bacterial community composition. Furthermore, shallow mixing depth was associated with enhanced primary production, whereas DOM addition had a negative effect on phyto plankton biomass and productivity. Our results suggest that bacterial community composition is coupled to primary production under the studied coastal nutrient regime, and point to a key role of DOM quality in controlling bacterioplankton communities.

  • 17.
    Hagström, Åke
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet).
    Azam, Farooq
    Andersson, Agneta
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet).
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet).
    Raassoulzadegan, Fereidoun
    Microbial loop in an oligothropic pelagic marine ecosystem: Possible roles of cyanobacteria and nanoflagellates in the organic fluxes1988Ingår i: Marine Ecology Progress Series, ISSN 0171-8630, E-ISSN 1616-1599, Vol. 49, nr 1-2, s. 171-178Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
  • 18.
    Huseby, Siv
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Bacterioplankton growth2018Rapport (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
    Abstract [en]

    Bacterioplankton growth rate is an indicator of the decomposition of organic matter and thereby trophic status of the Sea. The bacterioplankton metabolism accounts for about half of the mineralization of organic matter and thereby pelagic oxygen consumption.

    The bacterioplankton growth rate in deep waters indicates good trophic status in the off-shore Bothnian Bay and Bothnian Sea. Deep water growth rates were 67 % higher than at corresponding depths in the Atlantic Ocean, lacking excess enrichment. The decline that has earlier been reported has now ceased. During the last few years the growth rates has increased some and there is now no significant trends in any of the studied basins.

  • 19.
    Jürgens, Klaus
    et al.
    Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW), Germany.
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    [Indirect parameters: Ecosystem] Microbial community and processes2021Ingår i: Climate change in the baltic sea: 2021 fact sheet / [ed] Jannica Haldin; Petra Kääriä; H.E. Markus Meier; Jonas Pålsson, Helsinki: Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) , 2021, s. 39-39Kapitel i bok, del av antologi (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    This overview focuses on bacterioplankton, comprising single-celled prokaryotes, i.e.,small organisms that lack a nucleus (Bacteriaand Archaea), in the water column, consuming organic carbon as an energy and carbonsource. Benthic prokaryotes and protozoa (i.e., unicellular zooplankton and zoobenthos) are also important but not included here. Bacteria are the major transformers of carbon, nitrogen, sulphur, and trace metalcycles in aquatic environments. The supply of organic carbon mainly controls bacterial biomass production. The bacterial community composition changes along the salinity andoxygen gradients of the Baltic Sea. Shifts in, e.g., food sources, temperature, and oxygen concentration result in rapid bacterioplankton community changes, with potential impact also on overall ecosystem functions, such as respiration, carbon consumption, and biomass production.

  • 20.
    Kisand, Veljo
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet). Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Andersson, Nina
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF). Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet).
    Bacterial freshwater species successfully immigrate to the brackish water environment in the northern Baltic2005Ingår i: Limnology and Oceanography, ISSN 0024-3590, E-ISSN 1939-5590, Vol. 50, nr 3, s. 945-956Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    We studied the distribution and seasonal dynamics of five species from the genus Flavobacterium and one species from the genus Marinomonas over the course of a year along a northern Baltic Sea river-marine transect. All of the species had been previously demonstrated as important consumers of riverine dissolved organic carbon. Quantitative DNA-DNA hybridization data showed that two of the Flavobacterium spp. and the Marinomonas sp. had highest abundance in the river water (maximum 20,000 cells ml-1), with maximum relative abundance of 0.5-2.5% of the bacterial community. These species declined in abundance from the river to the estuary and the offshore site. Abundance and dynamics in the estuarine environment suggested successful immigration of freshwater bacteria, accompanied by growth in the brackish water environment. Two of the three abundant species showed high cell numbers also during late autumn to early spring in the estuary, indicating a selective advantage when riverine dissolved organic carbon was the main carbon source. The remaining three species showed more episodic abundance close to the detection limit of the method, providing weaker evidence of occurrence in the freshwater environment. Some bacterioplankton consuming riverine organic carbon in the brackish water environment in the northern Baltic are therefore freshwater species, with a selective advantage during winter.

  • 21.
    Kisand, Veljo
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet).
    Cuadros, Rocio
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet).
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet). Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Phylogeny of culturable estuarine bacteria catabolizing riverine organic matter in the northern Baltic Sea2002Ingår i: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, ISSN 0099-2240, E-ISSN 1098-5336, Vol. 68, nr 1, s. 379-388Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    The objective of our study was to isolate and determine the phylogenetic affiliation of culturable estuarine bacteria capable of catabolizing riverine dissolved organic matter (RDOM) under laboratory conditions. Additions of RDOM consistently promoted the growth of estuarine bacteria in carbon-limited dilution cultures, with seasonal variation in growth rates and yields. At least 42 different taxa were culturable on solid agar media and, according to quantitative DNA-DNA hybridizations, constituted 32 to 89% of the total bacterial number in the enriched treatments. Five species in the Cytophaga-Flexibacter-Bacteroides group and one in the gamma-proteobacteria phylogenetic group (Marinomonas sp.) were numerically dominant during the stationary phase of the RDOM-enriched dilution cultures but not in the control cultures. Four of the isolates in Cytophaga-Flexibacter-Bacteroides group were putatively affiliated with the genus Flavobacterium. All dominating isolates were determined to be new species based on comparison to the current databases. The same group of species dominated independently of the season investigated, suggesting a low diversity of bacteria catabolizing RDOM in the estuary. It also suggested a broad tolerance of the dominating species to seasonal variation in hydrography, chemistry, and competition with other species. Taken together, our results suggest that a limited group of bacteria, mainly in the Flavobacterium genus, played an important role in introducing new energy and carbon to the marine system in the northern Baltic Sea.

  • 22.
    Kisand, Veljo
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet).
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet). Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Combining culture-dependent and -independent methodologies for estimation of richness of estuarine bacterioplankton consuming riverine dissolved organic matter2003Ingår i: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, ISSN 0099-2240, E-ISSN 1098-5336, Vol. 69, nr 6, s. 3607-3616Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Three different methods for analyzing natural microbial community diversity were combined to maximize an estimate of the richness of bacterioplankton catabolizing riverine dissolved organic matter (RDOM). We also evaluated the ability of culture-dependent quantitative DNA-DNA hybridization, a 16S rRNA gene clone library, and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) to detect bacterial taxa in the same sample. Forty-two different cultivatable strains were isolated from rich and poor solid media. In addition, 50 unique clones were obtained by cloning of the bacterial 16S rDNA gene amplified by PCR from the community DNA into an Escherichia coli vector. Twenty-three unique bands were sequenced from 12 DGGE profiles, excluding a composite fuzzy band of the Cytophaga-Flavobacterium group. The different methods gave similar distributions of taxa at the genus level and higher. However, the match at the species level among the methods was poor, and only one species was identified by all three methods. Consequently, all three methods identified unique subsets of bacterial species, amounting to a total richness of 97 operational taxonomic units in the experimental system. The confidence in the results was, however, dependent on the current precision of the phylogenetic determination and definition of the species. Bacterial consumers of RDOM in the studied estuary were primarily both cultivatable and uncultivable taxa of the Cytophaga-Flavobacterium group, a concordant result among the methods applied. Culture-independent methods also suggested several not-yet-cultivated beta-proteobacteria to be RDOM consumers.

  • 23. Kisand, Veljo
    et al.
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet).
    Limited resolution of 16S rDNA DGGE caused by melting properties and closely related DNA sequences2003Ingår i: Journal of Microbiological Methods, ISSN 0167-7012, E-ISSN 1872-8359, Vol. 54, nr 2, s. 183-191Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    The phylogenetic affiliation of 91 operational taxonomic units, randomly sampled from three aquatic microcosm experiments, was investigated by two PCR based and one culture dependent method. The occurrence of multiple melting domains and poor coupling between Tin and DGGE retardation was demonstrated to cause poor resolution at the species level in PCR-DGGE analysis of microbial communities. We also showed that the problem of multiple melting domains was particularly prone for brackish water bacterioplankton in the Flavobacterium genus, providing characteristic band morphology for this genus. Banding patterns from DGGE analysis may therefore be misinterpreted in terms of the species richness in natural bacterial communities, when using commonly applied universal primers. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

  • 24. Kuparinen, Jorma
    et al.
    Leonardsson, Kjell
    Mattila, Johanna
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet). Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Food web structure and function in the Gulf of Bothnia, the Baltic Sea1996Ingår i: Ambio, ISSN 0044-7447, E-ISSN 1654-7209, s. 13-21Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    To improve the spatio-temporal information of ecological variables, a multidisciplinary joint study between Finnish and Swedish marine scientists was conducted in the Gulf of Bothnia, 1991. The study corroborated previous reports, suggesting a markedly lower phytoplankton production and biomass of benthic fauna in the Bothnian Bay than in the Bothnian Sea, However, contrary to the general view, the offshore carbon fixation in the Bothnian Sea exceeded that at the corresponding coastal station. The results further indicated a greater importance of bacterioplankton production to the food web in the Bothnian Bay than previously assumed. The total carbon requirement of bacteria and zooplankton was estimated to exceed carbon fixation by a factor of 1.7 in the northern basin, possibly a result of the discharge of riverine organic carbon. Diversity and biomass of both fish and benthic fauna were lower in the Bothnian Bay, with benthic meiofauna being of relatively greater importance than macrofauna in this basin.

  • 25. Langenheder, Silke
    et al.
    Kisand, Veljo
    Lindström, Eva S
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet).
    Tranvik, Lars J
    Growth dynamics within bacterial communities in riverine and estuarine batch cultures2004Ingår i: Aquatic Microbial Ecology, ISSN 0948-3055, E-ISSN 1616-1564, Vol. 37, nr 2, s. 137-148Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    We investigated temporal changes in community composition of bacteria growing on riverine dissolved organic carbon. Batch cultures were adjusted to riverine or estuarine salinity levels and inoculated with bacteria from these 2 environments to test whether growth patterns of bacterial taxa are influenced by salinity and/or the source of the inoculum. Changes in bacterial community composition at different stages of the growth phase were studied by 16S rDNA denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). Furthermore, the growth dynamics of 7 bacteria previously isolated from the estuary were followed by quantitative DNA-DNA hybridization. Growth dynamics within bacterial communities were significantly influenced by the source of the inoculum but not by salinity, suggesting that slight changes in salinity, to which riverine bacteria are exposed when discharged into the Northern Baltic Sea, are not a major regulating factor of community dynamics. Additionally, our results indicated only minor differences in the appearance and growth of bacteria when examined by quantitative DNA-DNA hybridization, whereas DGGE banding patterns suggested that there were fast- and slow-growing types of bacteria.

  • 26. Langenheder, Silke
    et al.
    Kisand, Veljo
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet).
    Tranvik, Lars J
    Salinity as a structuring factor for the composition and performance of bacterioplankton degrading riverine DOC2003Ingår i: FEMS Microbiology Ecology, ISSN 0168-6496, E-ISSN 1574-6941, Vol. 45, nr 2, s. 189-202Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    The impact of salinity on the composition and functional performance (biomass production, growth efficiency and growth rates) of bacterial communities was investigated using batch cultures growing on dissolved organic carbon from a river draining into the Northern Baltic Sea. The cultures were adjusted to riverine or estuarine salinity levels and inoculated with bacteria from these two environments. Bacterial growth efficiencies differed in response to salinity and the origin of the inoculum. When salinity was adjusted to correspond to the salinity at the site where the inoculum was retrieved, growth efficiency was relatively high (11.5 +/- 2.6%). However, when bacteria were confronted with a shift in salinity, growth efficiency was lower (7.5 +/- 2.0%) and more of the utilized carbon was respired. In contrast, growth rates were higher when bacteria were exposed to a change in salinity. The composition of the bacterial communities developing in the batch cultures differed, as shown by 16S rDNA DGGE, depending on the origin of the inoculum and salinity. Reverse and direct DNA-DNA hybridization revealed salinity optima in the growth of specific bacterial strains as well as broader phylogenetic groups. Strains belonging to the alpha- and beta-Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria and gamma-Proteobacteria other than the genus Pseudomonas showed higher relative abundance under freshwater conditions, whereas strains of the genus Pseudomonas and the Cytophaga-Flavobacterium-Bacteroides group were favored by estuarine conditions. Generally, our results demonstrate functional changes associated with changes in community composition. We suggest that even moderate changes in salinity affect bacterial community composition, which subsequently leads to altered growth characteristics. (C) 2003 Federation of European Microbiological Societies. Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

  • 27.
    Larsson, Ulf
    et al.
    Inst. f. Systemekologi, Stockholms universitet.
    Nyberg, Svante
    Andreasson, Kristin
    SMHI.
    Lindahl, Odd
    Kungliga Vetenskaps Akademien.
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Växtplanktonproduktion: mätningar med problem2010Ingår i: Havet: om miljötillståndet i svenska havsområden. 2010 / [ed] Kristina Viklund, Ulrika Brenner, Annika Tidlund, Marie Svärd, Stockholm: Naturvårdsverket och Havsmiljöinstitutet , 2010, s. 26-29Kapitel i bok, del av antologi (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
  • 28.
    Moksnes, Per-Olav
    et al.
    Göteborgs universitet.
    Albertsson, Jan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Elfwing, Tina
    Stockholms universitet.
    Hansen, Joakim
    Stockholms universitet.
    Lindegarth, Mats
    Göteborgs universitet.
    Nilsson, Jonas
    Linnéuniversitetet.
    Rolff, Carl
    Stockholms universitet.
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Sammanvägd bedömning av miljötillståndet i Havet2013Rapport (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
  • 29. Muelbert, Jose H.
    et al.
    Nidzieko, Nicholas J.
    Acosta, Alicia T. R.
    Beaulieu, Stace E.
    Bernardino, Angelo F.
    Boikova, Elmira
    Bornman, Thomas G.
    Cataletto, Bruno
    Deneudt, Klaas
    Eliason, Erika
    Kraberg, Alexandra
    Nakaoka, Masahiro
    Pugnetti, Alessandra
    Ragueneau, Olivier
    Scharfe, Mirco
    Soltwedel, Thomas
    Sosik, Heidi M.
    Stanisci, Angela
    Stefanova, Kremena
    Stephan, Pierre
    Stier, Adrian
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Zingone, Adriana
    Corrigendum: ILTER – The International Long-Term Ecological Research Network as a Platform for Global Coastal and Ocean Observation2020Ingår i: Frontiers in Marine Science, E-ISSN 2296-7745, Vol. 6, artikel-id 819Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
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  • 30. Muelbert, Jose H.
    et al.
    Nidzieko, Nicholas J.
    Acosta, Alicia T. R.
    Beaulieu, Stace E.
    Bernardino, Angelo F.
    Boikova, Elmira
    Bornman, Thomas G.
    Cataletto, Bruno
    Deneudt, Klaas
    Eliason, Erika
    Kraberg, Alexandra
    Nakaoka, Masahiro
    Pugnetti, Alessandra
    Ragueneau, Olivier
    Scharfe, Mirco
    Soltwedel, Thomas
    Sosik, Heidi M.
    Stanisci, Angela
    Stefanova, Kremena
    Stephan, Pierre
    Stier, Adrian
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Zingone, Adriana
    ILTER: The International Long-Term Ecological Research Network as a Platform for Global Coastal and Ocean Observation2019Ingår i: Frontiers in Marine Science, E-ISSN 2296-7745, Vol. 6, artikel-id 527Artikel, forskningsöversikt (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Understanding the threats to global biodiversity and ecosystem services posed by human impacts on coastal and marine environments requires the establishment and maintenance of ecological observatories that integrate the biological, physical, geological, and biogeochemical aspects of ecosystems. This is crucial to provide scientists and stakeholders with the support and knowledge necessary to quantify environmental change and its impact on the sustainable use of the seas and coasts. In this paper, we explore the potential for the coastal and marine components of the International Long-Term Ecological Research Network (ILTER) to fill this need for integrated global observation, and highlight how ecological observations are necessary to address the challenges posed by climate change and evolving human needs and stressors within the coastal zone. The ILTER is a global network encompassing 44 countries and 700 research sites in a variety of ecosystems across the planet, more than 100 of which are located in coastal and marine environments (ILTER-CMS). While most of the ILTER-CMS were established after the year 2000, in some cases they date back to the early 1900s. At ILTER sites, a broad variety of abiotic and biotic variables are measured, which may feed into other global initiatives. The ILTER community has produced tools to harmonize and compare measurements and methods, allowing for data integration workflows and analyses between and within individual ILTER sites. After a brief historical overview of ILTER, with emphasis on the marine component, we analyze the potential contribution of the ILTER-CMS to global coastal and ocean observation, adopting the "Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threats (SWOT)" approach. We also identify ways in which the in situ parameters collected at ILTER sites currently fit within the Essential Ocean Variables framework (as proposed by the Framework for Ocean Observation recommendations) and provide insights on the use of new technology in long-term studies. Final recommendations point at the need to further develop observational activities at LTER sites and improve coordination among them and with external related initiatives in order to maximize their exploitation and address present and future challenges in ocean observations.

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  • 31.
    Nilsson, Jonas
    et al.
    Linnéuniversitetet.
    Moksnes, Per-Olav
    Göteborgs universitet.
    Elfwing, Tina
    Stockholms universitet.
    Rolff, Carl
    Stockholms universitet.
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Havsmiljöns tillstånd: ur ett miljömåls perspektiv2011Ingår i: Havet 2011: om miljötillståndet i svenska havsområden / [ed] Maria Lewander, Malin Karlsson och Karin Lundberg, Göteborg ; Stockholm: Havs-och vattenmyndigheten, Naturvårdsverket och Havsmiljöinstitutet , 2011, s. 6-12Kapitel i bok, del av antologi (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
  • 32.
    Norrman, Bo
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF). Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet).
    Jönsson, Jörgen
    Andersson-Nordström, Agneta
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet). Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Blomqvist, Christer
    Hörnfeldt, Eva-Lena
    Liljedahl, Ann-louise
    Lundberg, Erik
    Rudehäll, Åsa
    Stangenberg, Carl-Henrik
    Wennberg, Louise
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF). Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet).
    Intensivövervakning av ett kustvattenområde i norra Bottenhavet1992Bok (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
  • 33.
    Nydahl, Anna
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
    Panigrahi, Satya
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Environment & Safety Division, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, India.
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Increased microbial activity in a warmer and wetter climate enhances the risk of coastal hypoxia2013Ingår i: FEMS Microbiology Ecology, ISSN 0168-6496, E-ISSN 1574-6941, Vol. 85, nr 2, s. 338-347Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    The coastal zone is the most productive area of the marine environment and the area that is most exposed to environmental drivers associated with human pressures in a watershed. In dark bottle incubation experiments, we investigated the short-term interactive effects of changes in salinity, temperature and riverine dissolved organic matter (rDOM) on microbial respiration, growth and abundance in an estuarine community. An interaction effect was found for bacterial growth, where the assimilation of rDOM increased at higher salinities. A 3 °C rise in the temperature had a positive effect on microbial respiration. A higher concentration of DOM consistently enhanced respiration and bacterial abundance, while an increase in temperature reduced bacterial abundance. The latter result was most likely caused by a positive interaction effect of temperature, salinity and rDOM on the abundance of bacterivorous flagellates. Elevated temperature and precipitation, causing increased discharges of rDOM and an associated lowered salinity, will therefore primarily promote bacterial respiration, growth and bacterivore abundance. Our results suggest a positive net outcome for microbial activity under the projected climate change, driven by different, partially interacting environmental factors. Thus, hypoxia in coastal zones may increase due to enhanced respiration caused by higher temperatures and rDOM discharge acting synergistically.

  • 34.
    Nydahl, Anna
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
    Tengberg, Anders
    Lundberg, Erik
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Båmstedt, Ulf
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Precise microbial respiration rate in coastal waters by a contiuous multi-sample sensorManuskript (preprint) (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
  • 35.
    Panigrahi, Satya
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF). Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research.
    Nydahl, Anna
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF). Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
    Anton, Peter
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för matematik och matematisk statistik.
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF). Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
    Strong seasonal effect of moderate experimental warming on plankton respiration in a temperate estuarine plankton community2013Ingår i: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, ISSN 0272-7714, E-ISSN 1096-0015, Vol. 136, s. 269-279Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Climate change projections forecast a 1.1-6.4 °C global increase in surface water temperature and a 3 °C increase for the Baltic Sea. This study examined the short-term interactive effects of a realistic future temperature increase (3 °C) on pelagic respiration and bacterioplankton growth and phytoplanktonphotosynthesis in situ. This study was undertaken throughout a full seasonal cycle in the northern Baltic Sea. We found marked positive short-term effects of temperature on plankton respiration but no significant effect on bacterioplankton growth or phytoplankton photosynthesis. Absolute respiration rates remained similar to other comparable environments at the in situ temperature. With the 3 °C temperature increase, respiration rates in situ increased up to 5-fold during the winter and 2-fold during the summer. A maximum seasonal Q10 value of 332 was observed for respiration during the cold winter months (twater z 0 C), and summer Q10 values were comparatively high (9.1). Q10 values exhibited a significant inverse relationship to water temperature during winter. Our results thereby suggest that plankton respiration in this coastal zone is more temperature sensitive than previously reported. In addition, field data indicated that plankton respiration switched from being temperature limited to being limited by dissolved organic carbon (DOC) after the simulated temperature increase. Assuming that our observations are relevant over longer time scales, climate change may worsen hypoxia, increase CO2 emissions and create a more heterotrophic food web in coastal zones with a high load of riverine DOC.

  • 36.
    Panigrahi, Satya
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Panigrahy, R. C.
    Department of Marine Sciences, Berhampur University, Berhampur, Orissa, India.
    Satapathy, K. K.
    Environmental and Industrial Safety Section, Tam,ilnadu, India.
    Acharya, B. C.
    Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar, India.
    Variability of nutrients and phytoplankton biomass in a shallow brackish water ecosystem: (Chilika Lagoon, India)2009Ingår i: Limnology, ISSN 1439-8621, E-ISSN 1439-863X, Vol. 10, nr 2, s. 73-85Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Seasonal and spatial variations in water quality parameters, such as nutrients [NH4 (+)-N, NO (2) (-) -N, NO (3) (-) -N, PO (4) (3-) -P, total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP)], Secchi disc depth, salinity, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll a, primary productivity and phytoplankton standing stock, were studied in Chilika Lagoon (from 27 sampling locations) during 2001-2003 to assess the present ecological status. The study was undertaken after a major hydrological intervention in September 2000, which connected the lagoon body and the Bay of Bengal via a manmade opening (new mouth). Current and old data on water quality were also compared to establish the changes that had occurred after the hydrological intervention. Multivariate techniques and gridding methods were used to investigate the spatial and seasonal variability of the data and to characterize the trophic evolution of the basin. Results of principal component analysis (PCA) indicated that the 27 stations can be classified into five groups based on similarities in the temporal variation of nutrients, chlorophyll a concentration, salinity, and other physicochemical parameters. The tributaries and the exchange of lagoon water with the Bay of Bengal most probably determine the water quality and the dynamics of the ecosystem. Hydrodynamics of the lagoon, weed coverage, input of urban sewage through tributaries and agricultural runoff are probably the key factors controlling the trophic conditions of the lagoon. An increase in salinity and total phosphorus was noted after the new mouth was opened, while the total suspended sediment load, the water column depth, and nitrogenous nutrients decreased. The new mouth opening also brought changes in the phytoplankton species composition.

  • 37.
    Ramnefält, Richard
    et al.
    Dpend.
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF). Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
    Plan for centralized data portal for mesocosm2021Rapport (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
    Abstract [en]

    A centralized international data tool for primary experimental data is developed to achieve Open science with Open data. This will promote meta-analyses across environments and times. A prerequisite is harmonized data entry, with a reliable quality. Simultaneously, the primary data shell shall provide support for individual research groups by easy entering of primary data, integrated quality assurance tools, including open data archiving, facilitating evaluation, and reporting of research data. Time for data administration should be minimized and scientific work optimized.The demands and expectations of the primary data shell have been collected by three workshops and a questionnaire. We use the term “shell” to reflect its implementation as a layer filtering primary data prior to archiving in an existing EU-data base for research data.By adopting an interactive and inclusive (i.e. agile) approach this plan will be an organic document, evolving by multiple iterations between research groups and developers. In the first steps of the development, the model of the computer components required was defined and a sketch created, defining its key parts. The user interface will evolve in iterations in later stages of the development process.The aim is to create a user-friendly, versatile and logical data tool. Trust in the primary data shell from the end users is crucial for a successful implementation. Users should feel that they have control over and access to their own data, safe archiving with reliable back-up routines lowering barriers for data sharing. We also use a generic approach enabling easy administration of common experimental research data from any subject field.

  • 38.
    Ramnefält, Richard
    et al.
    Dpend.
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Report of centralised data portal launch2022Rapport (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
    Abstract [en]

    A pilot version of a web interface primary data shell has been developed. The shell was pre-tested by a selected group of dedicated partners, improved and launched for testing by partners in the whole AQUACOSM-plus community. By a couple of introductory meetings, partners were shown the procedure to enter a mesocosm experiment and add primary data. Partners had the opportunity to test the platform for 2,5 months and give feed-back with suggestions of improvements. Suggestions for improvements were noted from the partners and additional improvements were furthermore identified by the task group itself. No major requirements of changes of the basic structure of the primary data shell were requested. Most suggested improvements for the six prioritized variables are planned to be remedied within the project period. The need of resources to develop a fully operational shell will be presented in the final report from this task.

  • 39.
    Rogers, Stuart
    et al.
    Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Lowestoft, United Kingdom.
    Casini, Michele
    Swedish Board of Fisheries, Institute of Marine Research, Lysekil, Sweden.
    Cury, Philippe
    Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Centre de Recherche Halieutique Méditerranéenne et Tropicale, Sète Cedex, France.
    Heat, Michael
    FRS Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
    Irigoien, Xabier
    AZTI - Tecnalia, Marine Research Division, Pasaia, Spain.
    Kousa, Harri
    Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Marine Research Centre, Helsinki, Finland.
    Scheidat, Meike
    Wageningen IMARES, Den Burg, Holland.
    Skov, Henrik
    DHI Water and Environment, Hørsholm, Denmark.
    Stergiou, Konstantinos
    Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Sciences, School of Biology, Dept. of Zoology, Lab. of Ichtyology, Thessaloniki, Greece.
    Trenkel, Verena
    Ifremer, Département EMH, Nantes, France.
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Yunev, Oleg
    Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas, Animal Physiology, National Academy of the Sciences of Ukraine, Sevastopol, Ukraine.
    Marine strategy framework directive: Task Group 4 report : food webs2010Rapport (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
    Abstract [en]

    The Marine Strategy Framework Directive (2008/56/EC) (MSFD) requires that the European Commis-sion (by 15 July 2010) should lay down criteria and methodological standards to allow consistency in approach in evaluating the extent to which Good Environmental Status (GES) is being achieved. ICES and JRC were contracted to provide scientific support for the Commission in meeting this obligation.A total of 10 reports have been prepared relating to the descriptors of GES listed in Annex I of the Directive. Eight reports have been prepared by groups of independent experts coordinated by JRC and ICES in response to this contract. In addition, reports for two descriptors (Contaminants in fish and other seafood and Marine Litter) were written by expert groups coordinated by DG SANCO and IFREMER respectively.A Task Group was established for each of the qualitative Descriptors. Each Task Group consisted of selected experts providing experience related to the four marine regions (the Baltic Sea, the North-east Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea) and an appropriate scope of relevant scientif-ic expertise. Observers from the Regional Seas Conventions were also invited to each Task Group to help ensure the inclusion of relevant work by those Conventions. This is the report of Task Group 4 Food webs.

  • 40. Rosenberg, Rutger
    et al.
    Dahl, E
    Edler, Lars
    Fyrberg, Lotta
    Graneli, Edna
    Graneli, Wilhelm
    Hagström, Åke
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet). Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Lindahl, Odd
    Matos, MO
    Pettersson, Karin
    Sahlsten, Elisabeth
    Tiselius, Peter
    Turk, Valentina
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF). Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet).
    PELAGIC NUTRIENT AND ENERGY-TRANSFER DURING SPRING IN THE OPEN AND COASTAL SKAGERRAK1990Ingår i: Marine Ecology Progress Series, ISSN 0171-8630, E-ISSN 1616-1599, Vol. 61, nr 3, s. 215-231Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
  • 41.
    Sandberg, Johannes
    et al.
    1Department of Systems Ecology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
    Andersson, Agneta
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Johansson, S
    Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Stockholm, Sweden.
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Pelagic food web structure and carbon budget in the northern Baltic Sea: Potential importance of terrigenous carbon2004Ingår i: Marine Ecology Progress Series, ISSN Print ISSN: 0171-8630; Online ISSN: 1616-1599, Vol. 268, s. 13-29Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    The objective of this study was to quantitatively assess the relative importance of terrigenous dissolved organic material (TDOC) as a carbon source for secondary producers (e.g. bacteria) and as a structuring factor for the pelagic food web in the Gulf of Bothnia, northern Baltic Sea. The 3 study sites, situated in Bothnian Bay (BB), the Öre Estuary (ÖE) and the Bothnian Sea (BS), had markedly different freshwater loads and water-residence times. In Bothnian Bay, bacterial biomass and production were higher than expected from the levels of phytoplankton biomass and productivity there, suggesting an uncoupling of bacterial productivity from phytoplankton production. Phytoplankton size structure and size-fractionated production were, however, relatively similar among areas. A simplified carbon budget model suggested that bacterioplankton dominated organic carbon consumption in all of the food webs studied, but was most marked in BB. The model showed that the available autochthonous primary production could not alone support the heterotrophic carbon demand in BB. The most likely explanation of this discrepancy was that the total annual input of terrigenous dissolved organic carbon was bioavailable, resulting in a budget closer to balance with the heterotrophic carbon demand. BB, receiving 38% of the carbon input from land, was consequently a net heterotrophic ecosystem. A sensitivity analysis showed that the bacterial carbon demand, and growth efficiency in particular, had the greatest influence on the resulting budget. TDOC was the dominant carbon source in ÖE, but the losses of carbon through advection to offshore areas and sedimentation was high. The evidence of net heterotrophy in ÖE was therefore weaker than in BB. In BS the input of TDOC was less important, and the carbon used for secondary production originated mainly from autochthonous primary production. Our results suggest that the supply of TDOC is of great importance for the abundance of plankton and as a structuring factor for the aquatic food webs in the Gulf of Bothnia.

  • 42. SHELDON, RW
    et al.
    Rassoulzadegan, Fereidoun
    Azam, Farooq
    Berman, Tom
    Bezanson, DS
    Bianchi, M
    BONIN, D
    Hagström, Åke
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet). Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    LAVALPEUTO, M
    NEVEUX, J
    RAIMBAULT, P
    RIVIER, A
    Sherr, Barry
    Sherr, Evelyn
    VANWAMBEKE, F
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi (Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig fakultet). Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    WOOD, AM
    YENTSCH, CM
    NANOPLANKTON AND PICOPLANKTON GROWTH AND PRODUCTION IN THE BAY OF VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-MER (NW MEDITERRANEAN)1992Ingår i: Hydrobiologia, ISSN 0018-8158, E-ISSN 1573-5117, Vol. 241, nr 2, s. 91-106Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Plankton production in the Bay of Villefranche was relatively constant during March and April 1986 but the particle size at which the production occurred was more variable. At the beginning of the study, production was dominated by the larger (ca. 6 mum) flagellates but towards the end it was more or less equally divided between the nano- and picoplankton. There were considerable differences in the estimates of population growth rates, depending on the methods used, but on average the population doubling times were close to 12 hours for autotrophs and 24 hours for heterotrophs. As autotrophs do not grow during the night, each population was therefore doubling once per day. It seemed that each of the nano- or picoplankton populations could adversely affect the growth of the others. This could be either by simple predation or by some form of inhibition. Although nutrient levels in the bay were uniformly low, the addition of nutrients did not always stimulate algal growth. The plankton populations seemed to be both in a state of equilibrium and intense ecological competition.

  • 43.
    Vass, Máté
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
    Eriksson, Karolina
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
    Carlsson-Graner, Ulla
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF). Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
    Andersson, Agneta
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF). Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
    Co-occurrences enhance our understanding of aquatic fungal metacommunity assembly and reveal potential host–parasite interactions2022Ingår i: FEMS Microbiology Ecology, ISSN 0168-6496, E-ISSN 1574-6941, Vol. 98, nr 11, artikel-id fiac120Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Our knowledge of aquatic fungal communities, their assembly, distributions and ecological roles in marine ecosystems is scarce. Hence, we aimed to investigate fungal metacommunities of coastal habitats in a subarctic zone (northern Baltic Sea, Sweden). Using a novel joint species distribution model and network approach, we quantified the importance of biotic associations contributing to the assembly of mycoplankton, further, detected potential biotic interactions between fungi–algae pairs, respectively. Our long-read metabarcoding approach identified 493 fungal taxa, of which a dominant fraction (44.4%) was assigned as early-diverging fungi (i.e. Cryptomycota and Chytridiomycota). Alpha diversity of mycoplankton declined and community compositions changed along inlet–bay–offshore transects. The distributions of most fungi were rather influenced by environmental factors than by spatial drivers, and the influence of biotic associations was pronounced when environmental filtering was weak. We found great number of co-occurrences (120) among the dominant fungal groups, and the 25 associations between fungal and algal OTUs suggested potential host–parasite and/or saprotroph links, supporting a Cryptomycota-based mycoloop pathway. We emphasize that the contribution of biotic associations to mycoplankton assembly are important to consider in future studies as it helps to improve predictions of species distributions in aquatic ecosystems.

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  • 44.
    Verma, Ashish
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Amnebrink, Dennis
    Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems – EEMiS, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden.
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Prokaryotic variables from a indoor-mesocosm experiment measured during the winter in the Northern Bothnian Sea2023Dataset
    Abstract [en]

    The primary data was collected during the indoor-mesocosm experiment conducted in March 2020 at Umea Marine Science Centre, Umea University, Sweden situated in the Northern Bothnian Sea (63° 34ˈN, 19° 50ˈE). A full factorial experiment was set with temperature and the addition of nutrients as treatment factors with a natural pelagic food web containing all trophic levels except fish. A total of four experimental treatments were set up with three replicates each: C, control (1°C, no additions); N (1°C,+ nutrients); T (10°C, no additions) and TN (10°C, + nutrients). For each treatment, eight different samplings were done in triplicates. The variables in the data include the prokaryotic abundance (PA), growth (PG), respiration (PR), specific prokaryotic respiration (ρ), specific growth rates (µ), growth efficiency (PGE), dissolved organic carbon (DOC), total dissolved phosphorus (TDP) and total dissolved nitrogen (TDN).

  • 45.
    Verma, Ashish
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Amnebrink, Dennis
    Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems – EEMiS, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden.
    Pinhassi, Jarone
    Centre for Ecology and Evolution in Microbial Model Systems – EEMiS, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden.
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Prokaryotic maintenance respiration and growth efficiency field patterns reproduced by temperature and nutrient control at mesocosm scale2023Ingår i: Environmental Microbiology, ISSN 1462-2912, E-ISSN 1462-2920, Vol. 25, nr 3, s. 721-737Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    The distribution of prokaryotic metabolism between maintenance and growth activities has a profound impact on the transformation of carbon substrates to either biomass or CO2. Knowledge of key factors influencing prokaryotic maintenance respiration is, however, highly limited. This mesocosm study validated the significance of prokaryotic maintenance respiration by mimicking temperature and nutrients within levels representative of winter and summer conditions. A global range of growth efficiencies (0.05–0.57) and specific growth rates (0.06–2.7 d−1) were obtained. The field pattern of cell-specific respiration versus specific growth rate and the global relationship between growth efficiency and growth rate were reproduced. Maintenance respiration accounted for 75% and 15% of prokaryotic respiration corresponding to winter and summer conditions, respectively. Temperature and nutrients showed independent positive effects for all prokaryotic variables except abundance and cell-specific respiration. All treatments resulted in different taxonomic diversity, with specific populations of amplicon sequence variants associated with either maintenance or growth conditions. These results validate a significant relationship between specific growth and respiration rate under productive conditions and show that elevated prokaryotic maintenance respiration can occur under cold and oligotrophic conditions. The experimental design provides a tool for further study of prokaryotic energy metabolism under realistic conditions at the mesocosm scale.

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  • 46.
    Viitasalo, Markku
    et al.
    SYKE.
    Blenckner, Thorsten
    Stockholms universitet.
    Gårdmark, Anna
    Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet.
    Kaartokallio, Hermanni
    Kautsky, Lena
    Stockholms universitet.
    Kuosa, Harri
    SYKE, Finland.
    Lindegren, Martin
    Norkko, Alf
    Olli, Kalle
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Environmental Impacts—Marine Ecosystems2015Ingår i: Second Assessment of Climate Change for the Baltic Sea Basin / [ed] The BACC II Author Team, London: Springer, 2015, s. 363-380Kapitel i bok, del av antologi (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
    Abstract [en]

    Increase in sea surface temperature is projected to change seasonal succession and induce dominance shifts in phytoplankton in spring and promote the growth of cyanobacteria in summer. In general, climate change is projected to worsen oxygen conditions and eutrophication in the Baltic Proper and the Gulf of Finland. In the Gulf of Bothnia, the increasing freshwater discharge may increase the amount of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in the water and hence reduce phytoplankton productivity. In winter, reduced duration and spatial extent of sea ice will cause habitat loss for ice-dwelling organisms and probably induce changes in nutrient dynamics within and under the sea ice. The projected salinity decline will probably affect the functional diversity of the benthic communities and induce geographical shifts in the distribution limits of key species such as bladder wrack and blue mussel. In the pelagic ecosystem, the decrease in salinity together with poor oxygen conditions in the deep basins will negatively influence the main Baltic Sea piscivore, cod. This has been suggested to cause cascading effects on clupeids and zooplankton.

  • 47.
    Vikström, Kevin
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
    Bartl, Ines
    Karlsson, Jan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF). Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
    High influence of baseline respiration in a sub-Arctic coastal ecosystemManuskript (preprint) (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
    Abstract [en]

    Respiration is a key metabolic process in the marine environment that is usually assumed to be driven by phytoplankton production. However, respiration in the absence of contemporary phytoplankton production, termed baseline respiration, can influence the energetics of an ecosystem and its sensitivity to hypoxia. Direct studies of baseline respiration and its importance for coastal oxygen status are currently lacking. This study aims to obtain a first estimate of baseline respiration in a sub-arctic estuary, determine its contribution to annual plankton community respiration and identify the main carbon sources. The four different methods used to define baseline respiration converged on an average rate of 4.2 mmol O2 m-3 d-1 ± 0.1 (SE), corresponding to an annual contribution of 50 % of planktonic respiration on the basin scale. Respiration during the winter season (sporadic ice cover) was significant and comprised 25 % of annual pelagic respiration. No correlation between plankton respiration and phytoplankton production occurred on the intra-annual scale, while there was a weak exponential dependence on riverine total organic carbon inflow combined with phytoplankton production (i.e., major C input). Measured carbon sources could supply most (78 %) of the annual plankton respiration but only 39 % of the winter season respiration, suggesting some missing carbon sources. Nitrification had a negligible (≤ 2.4 %) effect on baseline respiration in the system. The results showed that baseline respiration could constitute a significant share of coastal plankton respiration, when allochthonous carbon sources dominate the carbon supply.

  • 48.
    Vikström, Kevin
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom.
    Bartl, Ines
    Karlsson, Jan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF). Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
    Strong Influence of Baseline Respiration in an Oligotrophic Coastal Ecosystem2020Ingår i: Frontiers in Marine Science, E-ISSN 2296-7745, Vol. 7, artikel-id 572070Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    Respiration is a key metabolic process in the marine environment and contemporary phytoplankton production (PhP) is commonly assumed the main driver. However, respiration in the absence of contemporary PhP, termed baseline respiration, can influence the energetics of an ecosystem and its sensitivity to hypoxia. Direct studies of baseline respiration are currently lacking. This study aims to obtain a first estimate of baseline respiration in a sub-arctic estuary and determine its contribution to plankton community respiration. Three approaches used to define baseline respiration determined the average rate to be 4.1 ± 0.1 (SE) mmol O2 m–3 d–1. A hypsographic model at the basin scale accounting for seasonal variation estimated an annual contribution of 30% baseline respiration to planktonic respiration. There was no correlation between plankton respiration and PhP, but a significant linear dependence was found with the total carbon supply from phytoplankton and riverine input. The sum of dissolved organic carbon transported by rivers, provided by both benthic and pelagic algae, could sustain 69% of the annual plankton respiration, of which as much as 25% occurred during winter. However, only 32% of the winter season respiration was explained, indicating that unknown carbon sources exist during the winter. Nitrification had a negligible (≤2.4%) effect on baseline respiration in the system. The results show that baseline respiration accounted for a significant percentage of coastal plankton respiration when allochthonous sources dominated the carbon supply, weakening the respiration-to- PhP relationship.

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  • 49.
    Vikström, Kevin
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
    Tengberg, Anders
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap. Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Umeå marina forskningscentrum (UMF).
    Improved accuracy of optode‐based oxygen consumption measurements by removal of system drift and nonlinear derivation2019Ingår i: Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, E-ISSN 1541-5856, Vol. 17, nr 3, s. 179-189Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat)
    Abstract [en]

    This method evaluation aimed to improve the accuracy and precision of the previously published method to measure oxygen consumption using optodes with integrated temperature and salinity correction in dark incubations. Significant short‐term system drift currently requires a correction to remove the drift, thus reducing the precision of the oxygen consumption rates. Frequent nonlinear declines in oxygen concentration with time also call for improved data analysis and identification of its origin. Optodes in titanium casings (Aanderaa™ model 4330) with low oxygen binding properties showed no significant system drift in autoclaved seawater. Nonlinear oxygen dynamics fitting a quadratic polynomial occurred in 28% of 230 field samples, independent of season and water depth. Polynomial curve fit resulted in 64% higher respiration rates when derived within 1 h of the quality assured incubation, than obtained when using linear fit. Carbon substrate limitation explained the nonlinearity of oxygen decline during dark incubations. Pretreatment of the optode attached to stoppers with 0.3 mol dm−3 hydrochloric acid resulted in the most stable performance of the sensor and simultaneously provided proper cleaning of the equipment. A conservative detection limit of 0.97 μmol O2 dm−3 d−1 was calculated for the titanium optodes, matching other methods for oxygen consumption reported in the literature. Thus, we recommend the use of model 4330 optode pretreated with HCl and the derivation of initial respiration rates by a quadratic polynomial function for best accuracy and precision of oxygen consumption in oxygenated surface waters.

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  • 50.
    Vikström, Kevin
    et al.
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
    Wikner, Johan
    Umeå universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap.
    Havets dolda andetag2019Ingår i: Havsutsikt, ISSN 1104-0513, nr 2, s. 6-8Artikel i tidskrift (Övrig (populärvetenskap, debatt, mm))
    Abstract [sv]

    Det råder syrebrist i haven. Stora pengar pumpas årligen in i åtgärder mot övergödning, i hopp om att lägre tillväxt av alger och växtplankton ska leda till att syrehalterna går upp igen. Men vår forskning visar att havssamhället inte slutar andas bara för att det växer långsammare. Snarare tvärtom.

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