Essays about: "water salinity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 85 essays containing the words water salinity.

  1. 1. Coupling between iron and humic substances in a land-sea transitional zone in the northern Baltic Sea

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Anna Osterman; [2023]
    Keywords : Iron; Humic substances; Dissolved organic carbon; Baltic Sea; Rivers;

    Abstract : In marine ecosystems around the world, iron (Fe) is a well-studied and important trace element which has been found to stimulate phytoplankton and cyanobacteria growth, as well as limit nitrogen fixation and being essential for Legionella pneumophila which is known as the main cause of Legionnaires’ disease. Fe also contributes to the brownification of freshwater and has recently been documented to increase in concentration in rivers in Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 2. The role of WRKY 15 in xylem development and salt response in Arabidopsis thaliana

    University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Plant Biology

    Author : Johanna Karlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : WRKY15; VND; xylem; salinity; water availability;

    Abstract : Xylem is a water-conducting tissue in vascular plants, that absorbs water from the roots and distributes it throughout the compartments, providing the plant with essential water and nutrients for its cellular processes. The xylem, divided into protoxylem and metaxylem, develops differently according to the various abiotic circumstances, in which transcription factors have a crucial role. READ MORE

  4. 3. Mussel farming along the south-Swedish coasts - a possible solution to eutrophication?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : David Trulsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Mussel farming; Aquaculture; Spatial suitability analysis; Eutrophication; Baltic Sea; Biology and Life Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The concept of mussel farming as a mitigator to nutrient pollution is steadily spreading. The southernmost part of Sweden borders the Baltic Sea where the water quality differs between the costs, however, all are affected by eutrophication. READ MORE

  5. 4. TRACKING WASTEWATER EMISSIONS IN RIVERS ENTERING GULF OF BOTHNIA COAST

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Helen Mkandawire; [2023]
    Keywords : Nutrients inputs; wastewater; coastal waters; Gulf of Bothnia; wastewater emissions; nutrient transportation; marine water; nutrient loading; eutrophication.;

    Abstract : The Gulf of Bothnia consists of two sub-basins in the northern Baltic Sea: the Bothnian Sea (salinity 4-5‰) and Bothnian Bay (salinity 2-3‰). Changing nutrient concentrations and signs of eutrophication has recently been observed in the Gulf of Bothnia. READ MORE

  6. 5. SWAT Runoff Modeling and Salinity Estimation in the Odra River Catchment

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Tassilo Thebe; [2023]
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    Abstract : In 2022, a significant fish die-off happened in the Odra River due to a bloomof the toxic gold algae species Prymnesium parvum, which occurs in saline andwarm waters. This event is seen as a major ecological disaster in recent Europeanriver incident history. READ MORE