Reconstructing N<sub>2</sub>-fixing cyanobacterial blooms in the Baltic Sea beyond observations using 6- and 7-methylheptadecane in sediments as specific biomarkers

Reconstructing N<sub>2</sub>-fixing cyanobacterial blooms in the Baltic Sea beyond observations using 6- and 7-methylheptadecane in sediments as specific biomarkers

<p>Summer cyanobacterial blooms represent a threat to the Baltic Sea ecosystem, causing deoxygenation of the bottom water and the spread of the so-called dead zones. The history of the Baltic Sea cyanobacterial blooms is known from in situ and satellite observations since the early 1980s but i...

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Main Authors: J. Kaiser, N. Wasmund, M. Kahru, A. K. Wittenborn, R. Hansen, K. Häusler, M. Moros, D. Schulz-Bull, H. W. Arz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2020-05-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:https://www.biogeosciences.net/17/2579/2020/bg-17-2579-2020.pdf

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