This Baltic Sea project examines the significant impacts of climate change on essential marine species and their habitats. Through modeling long-term data on zooplankton species, we assessed how rising temperatures and changing salinity levels could transform their distribution patterns.
Key findings indicate that warming and reduced salinity may limit suitable habitats for critical zooplankton, essential for supporting fish populations. This reduction could reshape the community structure and productivity of the Baltic Sea's food web. Our research underscores the urgency of mitigating human impacts on this ecosystem to preserve its biodiversity and ecological balance amid future climate scenarios.
This project has been published in a scientific journal, you can find it here.
