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Mariano Santoro

Ecological framework of cyanobacterial blooms in the Baltic Sea fostered by nutrient limitations and climate impacts

Universität Rostock, 2025

https://doi.org/10.18453/rosdok_id00005674

Abstract: This dissertation explores ecological and physiological drivers of cyanobacterial blooms in the Baltic Sea, where nutrient imbalances and weather fluctuations influence them in summer. Using different approaches, it shows how cyanobacteria persist under phosphate limitation through uptake, metabolic flexibility, and buoyancy control. It highlights the role of cyanobacterial communities in retaining phosphorus, the importance of picophytoplankton in early phosphate uptake, and how environmental disturbances shape bloom succession. This work support improved ecosystem monitoring and management.

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