THRESHOLDS Policy brief
THRESHOLDS mid-term overview

Publications

Billen, G., Garnier, J. (2006). River basin nutrient delivery to the coastal sea: assessing its potential to sustain new production of non siliceous algae. Mar. Chem, doi: 10.1016/j.marchem.2006.12.017

Billen, G., Garnier, J., Némery, J., M. Sebilo, A. Sferratore S. Barles, P. Benoit & M. Benoit (2006) Nutrient transfers through the Seine river continuum:  mechanisms and long term trends. Sci Total Environ (2006), doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2006.12.001

Breton E., Rousseau V., Parent J.-Y., Ozer J. and Lancelot C. (2006). Hydroclimatic modulation of diatom/Phaeocystis blooms in nutrient-enriched Belgian coastal waters (North Sea). Limnol. Oceanogr. 51(3):1-14.

Carstensen, Jacob, Peter Henriksen, and Anna-Stiina Heiskanen (2007). Summer algal blooms in shallow estuaries: Definition, mechanisms and link to eutrophication. Limnol. Oceanogr. 52, pp. 370-384.

Carvalho WF, Granéli E (2006). Acidotropic probes and flow cytometry: a powerful combination for detecting phagotrophy in mixotrophic and heterotrophic protists. Aquat Microb Ecol 44:85-96

Castro-Jiménez, J., Deviller, G., Mariani, G., Skejo, H., Umlauf, G., Heas-Moisan, K., Leaute, F., Munschy, C., Tixiier, C., Tronczynski, J. (2006). PCDD/Fs occurrence in a Mediterranean Coastal Lagoon (Etang de Tau, France): Concentrations and Patterns in different Environmental Compartments. Organohalogen Compounds 68, 1016-1021.

Garnier, J. & G. Billen (2006). Production vs. Respiration in river systems :an indicator of a "good ecological status" evaluation. Sci Total Environ (2006), doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2006.12.006

Gorinstein Sh., Aransibia- Avila, A., Moncheva, S., Toledo, F., Traktenberg,  Goshev, I., Namiesnik, J. (2006).  Changes in Mytillus galloprovincialis protein profile as a reaction of water pollution. Environment International, 32, Issue 1, January 2006, Pages 95-100 (available on-line www.sciencedirect.com).

Granéli, E., Flynn, K. (2006). Chemical and Physical Factors Influencing Toxin Content. In: Granéli, E. & Turner, J. (eds) “Ecology of harmful algae”. Springer, Heidelberg, Germany.

Granéli, E., Hansen, P.J. (2006). Allelopathy in Harmful Algae: A Mechanism to Compete for Resources?. In: Granéli, E. & Turner, J. (eds), “Ecology of harmful algae”. Springer, Heidelberg, Germany

Granéli, E., Turner, J.T. (2006). An Introduction to Harmful Algae. In: Granéli, E. & Turner, J. (eds), “Ecology of harmful algae”. Springer, Heidelberg, Germany

Håkanson, L. (2006). A revised dynamic model for suspended particulate matter (SPM) in coastal areas. Aquat. Geochem., 12: 327-364.

Hildén, Mikael (2006). Thresholds and risks - tensions between policies and biological effects. In A Pistochi (ed.) Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment: Focussing on complex chemical risk assessment and the identification of highest risk conditions. Institute for Environment and Sustainability. EUR 22625 EN. p. 109-113.

Hildén, Mikael (2006). Thresholds and risks - tensions between policies and biological effects. Environnement & Technique. Octobre 2006. N°260.

Lancelot C., Gypens N., Billen G., Garnier J. and Roubeix V. (2006). Linking marine eutrophication to land use: an integrated river-ocean mathematical tool: The Southern Bight of the North Sea over the past 50 years. J. Mar Sys.

Lyytimäki, Jari (2006). Kynnysarvoista lääke ilmaston ja painonhallinnan ongelmiin? Published in several newspapers including: Pohjolan Sanomat March 15, Savon Sanomat March 15, Keskipohjanmaa March 20, March Uutisvuoksi 20

Lyytimäki, Jari (2006). Kynnysarvot ympäristöpolitiikan haasteena. Tieteessä Tapahtuu 24(3): 42-44.

Lyytimäki, Jari (2006). Meristrategiasta uutta potkua Itämeren suojeluun. Kanava 34(4-5): 258-260.

Markandya, A., Taylor, T., Longo, A. and D. Barton (2005). Marine Ecosystem Thresholds – Towards an Integrated Theoretical Framework for Valuation. In Ozhan, E. (ed.), Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on the Mediterranean Coastal Environment, MEDCOAST 05. MEDCOAST, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Vol 1, pp127-138.

Stålnacke, P. (2005). Time scale in nutrient fate: examples from Eastern Europe. Proceedings of International Workshop on “Where Do Fertilisers Go?”. JRC-ISPRA, Italy, 28-29 June 2005

Stoecker, D., Tillmann, U., Granéli, E. (2006). Phagotrophy in Harmful Algae. In: Granéli, E. & Turner, J. (eds), “Ecology of harmful algae”. Springer, Heidelberg, Germany

Stolte W, Balode M, Carlsson P, Grzebyk D, Janson S, Lips I, Panosso R, Ward CJ, Granéli E (2006). Stimulation of nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria in a Baltic Sea plankton community by land-derived organic matter or iron addition. Mar Ecol Progr Ser 327:71-82

Stolte, W., Garcés, E. (2006). Ecological Aspects of Harmful Algal In Situ Population Growth Rates. In: Granéli, E. & Turner, J. (eds), “Ecology of harmful algae”. Springer, Heidelberg, Germany

Turner, J.T., Granéli, E. (2006). "Top-Down" Predation Control on Marine Harmful Algae. In: Granéli, E. & Turner, J. (eds), “Ecology of harmful algae”. Springer, Heidelberg, Germany

Papers in press

Lars Håkanson, Andreas C. Bryhn and Thorsten Blenckner. Operational effect variables and functional coastal ecosystem classifications – a review on empirical models and a case study for Ringkobing fjord, Denmark. Int. Rev. Hydrobiol.

Lars Håkanson and Andreas Bryhn. Goals and remedial strategies for water quality and wildlife management in a coastal lagoon – a case-study of Ringkobing Fjord, Denmark. J. Env. Managem.

Timo Tamminen, Tom Andersen. Seasonal phytoplankton nutrient limitation patterns as revealed by bioassays over Baltic Sea gradients of salinity and eutrophication. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.
 
Tom Andersen, Tuomo M. Saloranta, Timo Tamminen. A statistical procedure for unsupervised classification of nutrient limitation bioassay experiments with natural phytoplankton communities. Limnol. Oceanogr.: Methods.

Lars Håkanson and Jenny Eklund. A dynamic mass-balance model for phosphorus fluxes and concentrations in coastal areas. Ecol. Res.

Dorte Krause-Jensen. Spatial patterns of macroalgal abundance in relation to eutrophication   Marine Biology.
Kernegger, L., Carstensen, J and Zaldivar, J.M. Analysis of regime shifts in fisheries using an ecosystem health indicator. Organohalogen Compounds            .

E. Jurado, J.M. Zaldivar, D. Marinov and J. Dachs. Fate of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Water Column: Does Turbulent Mixing Matter?    Mar. Poll. Bull.

Håkanson, Lars. A data reduction exercise to detect threshold samples for regression models to predict key water variables. Int. Rev. Hydrobiol.           

Kangro, K., K. Olli, T. Tamminen and R. Lignell. Species-specific responses of a cyanobacteria-dominated phytoplankton community to artificial nutrient limitation: a Baltic Sea coastal mesocosm study. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

Vahtera, E., D. J. Conley, B. G. Gustafsson, H. Kuosa, H. Pitkänen, O. P. Savchuk, T. Tamminen, M. Viitasalo, M. Voss, N. Wasmund and F. Wulff. Internal ecosystem feedbacks enhance nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria blooms and complicate management in the Baltic Sea.         Ambio.
 
Krause-Jensen D, Sagert S, Schubert H, Boström C. Empirical relationships linking distribution and abundance of marine vegetation to eutrophication. Ecological Indicators.