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- Title
Modeling eelgrass spatial response to nutrient abatement measures in a changing climate.
- Authors
Bobsien, Ivo C.; Hukriede, Wolfgang; Schlamkow, Christian; Friedland, René; Dreier, Norman; Schubert, Philipp R.; Karez, Rolf; Reusch, Thorsten B. H.
- Abstract
For many coastal areas including the Baltic Sea, ambitious nutrient abatement goals have been set to curb eutrophication, but benefits of such measures were normally not studied in light of anticipated climate change. To project the likely responses of nutrient abatement on eelgrass (Zostera marina), we coupled a species distribution model with a biogeochemical model, obtaining future water turbidity, and a wave model for predicting the future hydrodynamics in the coastal area. Using this, eelgrass distribution was modeled for different combinations of nutrient scenarios and future wind fields. We are the first to demonstrate that while under a business as usual scenario overall eelgrass area will not recover, nutrient reductions that fulfill the Helsinki Commission's Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) are likely to lead to a substantial areal expansion of eelgrass coverage, primarily at the current distribution's lower depth limits, thereby overcompensating losses in shallow areas caused by a stormier climate.
- Subjects
HELSINKI (Finland); ZOSTERA marina; ZOSTERA; CLIMATE change; CURRENT distribution; SPECIES distribution; ABATEMENT (Atmospheric chemistry); EUTROPHICATION
- Publication
AMBIO - A Journal of the Human Environment, 2021, Vol 50, Issue 2, p400
- ISSN
0044-7447
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s13280-020-01364-2