New evidence from the Baltic Sea: Seafloor biodiversity affects sediment nutrient cycling
Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 15:31
in Biology & Nature
The global decline of biodiversity highlights the urgent need to understand how biodiversity contributes to ecosystem functionality. In the Baltic Sea, eutrophication-induced oxygen deficiency or hypoxia is the major problem for animals living on the seafloor. Hypoxia has resulted in dead or impoverished seafloor communities over vast areas.