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The marine element in the fauna of the Bothnian Bay

The marine element in the fauna of the Bothnian Bay 1. The Bothnian Bay, the northernmost basin of the Baltic Sea, is a large, open and shallow water body of low salinity and of arctic character. 2. The most prominent components of its fauna are the limnic and genuine brackish-water species and marine glacial relicts. 3. Eight to ten macroscopic species of euryhaline marine invertebrates, five of which are planktonic, have a breeding stock in the area. Six to ten marine species of fish are stationary. Their distribution is limited not only by the salinity, but apparently also by the temperature and several other factors, which have not yet been studied in the Bothnian Bay. 4. The area is still faunistically incompletely studied. Further investigations might change the distribution limits of the marine species, but major additions into the marine element are not to be expected. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Aquatic Ecology Springer Journals

The marine element in the fauna of the Bothnian Bay

Aquatic Ecology , Volume 8 (2) – Nov 3, 2005

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Springer Journals
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Subject
Life Sciences; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Ecosystems
ISSN
1386-2588
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1573-5125
DOI
10.1007/BF02254923
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Abstract

1. The Bothnian Bay, the northernmost basin of the Baltic Sea, is a large, open and shallow water body of low salinity and of arctic character. 2. The most prominent components of its fauna are the limnic and genuine brackish-water species and marine glacial relicts. 3. Eight to ten macroscopic species of euryhaline marine invertebrates, five of which are planktonic, have a breeding stock in the area. Six to ten marine species of fish are stationary. Their distribution is limited not only by the salinity, but apparently also by the temperature and several other factors, which have not yet been studied in the Bothnian Bay. 4. The area is still faunistically incompletely studied. Further investigations might change the distribution limits of the marine species, but major additions into the marine element are not to be expected.

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Aquatic EcologySpringer Journals

Published: Nov 3, 2005

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