Scientific articles

Scientific articles

2024

Labuce, A.Batare, L.Ikauniece, A. (2024) Spatiotemporal dataset on moon jellyfish Aurelia aurita incidental observations in the Gulf of Riga and Eastern Gotland Basin, Baltic Sea. Data in Brief, ISSN: 2352-3409, Vol: 56. DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2024.110880

Aruoja, V., Tunēns, J., Kahru, A., Blinova, I.,Heinlaan, M. (2024) Feeding inhibition in daphnids – A sensitive and rapid toxicity endpoint for chemical stress? Heliyon. Vol. 10, Issue 15. DOI:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e35213

Chand, R., Putna-Nimane, I., Vecmane, E., Lykkemark, J., Dencker, J., Haaning Nielsen, A., Vollertsen, J., Liu, F. (2024) Snow dumping station – A considerable source of tyre wear, microplastics, and heavy metal pollution. Environment International. Vol 188, Article number 108782. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108782

Zagars, M., Christoffersen, K.S., Cremona, F. (2024) Lake food web structure in Teici Nature reserve, Latvia: fish presence shapes functioning of pristine bog lake food webs. Hydrobiologia. DOI:10.1007/s10750-024-05525-2

Kolesova, N., Sildever, S., Strode, E., Berezina, N., Sundelin,, B., Lips I., Kuprijanov, I., Buschmann, F., Gorokhova, E. (2024) Linking contaminant exposure to embryo aberrations in sediment-dwelling amphipods: a multi-basin field study in the Baltic Sea. Ecological Indicators. Vol. 160, article number 111837. DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.111837

Aigars, J., Suhareva, N., Cepīte-Frišfelde, D., Kokorīte, I., Iital, A., Skudra, M., Viska, M. (2024) From green to brown: two decades of darkening coastal water in the Gulf of Riga, the Baltic Sea. Front.Mar.Sci. Vol. 11, Article number 1369537. doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1369537

Lanka, A., Dimante-Deimantovica, I., Saarni, S., Stivriņš, N., Tylmann, W., Zawiska, I., Veski, S. (2024) Urbanization-driven Cladocera community shifts in the lake – a case study from Baltic region, Europe. Anthropocene, article number 100439, doi.org/10.1016/j.ancene.2024.100439

Suhareva, N., Aigars, J., Poikane, R., Heredia, N.A., Tunens, J., Fedorovska, A., Baraskova, L. (2024) Trophic magnification of Hg, PBDE and PCB in population of European perch with varying feeding ecology in the Baltic Sea. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. Vol. 301, 108727, doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2024.108727

Dimante-Deimantovica, I., Saarni, S., Barone, M., Buhhalko, N., Stivriņš, N., Suhareva, N., Tylmann, W., Vianello, A., Vollertsen, J. (2024) Downward migrating microplastics in lake sediments are a tricky indicator for the onset of the Anthropocene. Science Advances. doi/10.1126/sciadv.adi8136

Sabotič, J., Bayram, E., Ezra, D., Gaudencio, S.P., Haznedaroglu, B.Z., Janez, N., Ktari, L., Luganini, A., Mandalakis, M., Safarik, I., Simes, D., Strode, E. (2024) A guide to the use of bioassays in exploration of natural resources. Biotechnology Advances. doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2024.108307

Najafzadeh, F., Jankowski, M.Z., Giudici, A., Männikus, R., Suursaar, U., Viska, M., Soomere, T. (2024) Spatiotemporal variability of wave climate in the Gulf of Riga. Oceanologia, Vol. 66, Issue 1, 56 – 77. doi.org/10.1016/j.oceano.2023.11.001

2023

Dimante-Deimantovica, I., Bebrīte, A., Skudra, M., Retike, I., Viska, M., Bikše, J., Barone, M., Prokopovica, A., Svipsta, S., Aigars, J. (2023) The baseline for micro- and mesoplastic pollution in open Baltic Sea and Gulf of Riga beach. Front. Mar. Sci . DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1251068

Eroldoğan, O.T., Glencross, B., Novoveska, L., Gaudêncio, S.P., Rinkevich, B., Varese, G.C., Carvalho, M.F., Tasdemir, D., Safarik, I., Nielsen, S.L., Rebours, C., Lada, L.B., Robbens, J., Strode, E., Haznedaroğlu, B.Z., Kotta, J., Evliyaoğlu, E., Oliveira, J., Girão, M., Vasquez, M.I., Čabarkapa, I., Rakita, S., Klun, K., Rotter, A. (2023) From the sea to aquafeed: A perspective overview. Reviews in Aquaculture. doi.org/10.1111/raq.12740

Stalmokaite, S., Armoskaite, A., Gee., K., Gilek, M., Ikauniece, A., Matczak, M., Saunders, F., Tafon, R., Turski, J., Witkowska, J., Zaucha., J. (2023) Exploring social justice in marine spatial planning: Stakeholder perspectives and experiences in the Baltic Sea Region. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. doi:10.1080/09640568.2023.2279512

Zingel, P., Agasild, H., Zagars, M., Feldman, T., Tuvikene, A., Zingel, T., Puncule, L., Karus, K. (2023) The diet of Eurasian perch larvae in lakes with different zooplankton assemblages. Boreal Environment Research. Vol. 28, 181-193. DOI: hdl.handle.net/10492/8581

Skudra, M., Väli, G., Ikauniece, A., Papirtis, M. (2023) Upwelling characteristics in the Gulf of Riga (Baltic Sea): multiple data source approach. Front. Mar. Sci . Volume 10 – 2023. doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1244643

Pashaei, R., Sabaliauskaite, V.,Suzdalev, S., Balciunas, A., Putna-Nimane, I., Rees, R.M., Dzingeleviciene, R. (2023) Assessing the Occurrence and Distribution of Microplastics in Surface Freshwater and Wastewaters of Latvia and Lithuania. Toxics. Vol 11, Issue 4, Article number 292. doi: 10.3390/toxics11040292

Zagars, M., Labuce, A., Peipers, J. (2023) Functional ecological metrics of good ecological quality – Needs of managers and data from pristine lakes. Ecological Indicators. Vol. 155, 111016. doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.111016

Armoskaite, A., Aigars, J., Andersone, I., Bonnevie, I.M., Hansen, H.S., Strake, S., Thenen, M., Schroder, L. (2023) Setting the scene for a multi-map toolset supporting maritime spatial planning by mapping relative cumulative impacts on ecosystem service supply. Front. Mar. Sci. Vol. 10, 1213119. doi:0.3389/fmars.2023.1213119

Tafon, R., Armoskaite, A., Gee, K., Gilek, M., Ikauniece, A., Saunders, F. (2023) Mainstreaming coastally just and equitable marine spatial planning: Planner and stakeholder experiences and perspectives on participation in Latvia. Ocean and Coastal Management. Vol. 242, 106681, doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106681

Pashaei, R., Dzingelevičiene, R., Putna-Nimane, I., Overlinge, D., Blaszczyk, A., Walker, T.R. (2023) Acute toxicity of triclosan, caffeine, nenoplastics, microplastics, and their mixtures on Daphnia magna. Marine Pollution Bulletin. Vol. 192, 115113, doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115113

Labucis, A., Labuce, A., Jurgensone, I., Barda, I., Andersone, I., Ikauniece, A. (2023) Seasonal variation in size structure and production of autotrophic plankton community in eutrophied, low-light environment: A focus on Mesodinium rubrum. Oceanologia. Vol. 65, Issue 2, 398-409. doi: 10.1016/j.oceano.2022.11.003

Reza, P., Sabaliauskaite, V., Suzdalev, S., Balčiūnas, A., Putna-Nimane, I., Rees, R.M. and Dzingelevičiene, R. (2023) Assessing the Occurrence and Distribution of Microplastics in Surface Freshwater and wastewaters of Latvia and Lithuania. Toxics (MDPI). doi.org/10.3390/toxics11040292

Barone, M., Suhareva, N., Aigars, J., Putna-Nimane, I., Dimante-Deimantovica, I. (2023) Dataset on microplastic concentrations, characteristics, and chemical composition in the marine surface waters of Latvia – the Eastern Gotland basin and the Gulf of Riga. Data in Brief, Vol. 47, doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.108992

Strode, E., Barda, I., Suhareva, N., Kolesova, N., Turja, R., and Lehtonen, K. (2023) Influence of environmental variables on biochemical biomarkers in the amphipod Monoporeia affinis from the Gulf of Riga (Baltic Sea). Water (Switzerland). 15, 248. doi.org/10.3390/w15020248

Labuce, A., Grokhova, E. (2023) A script-based workflow to calculate zooplankton community indicator for environmental status assessment in the Baltic Sea. Ecological Informatics. Vol. 74. doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2022.101965

Ruskule, A., Kotta, J., Saha, C.R., Arndt, P., Ustups, D., Strake, S. Bergstrom, L. (2023) Testing the concept of green infrastructure at the Baltic Sea scale to support an ecosystem-based approach to management of marine areas. Marine Policy. Vol. 147, doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105374

Hamulic, D., Putna-Nimane, I., Liepina-Leimane, I., Dimante-Deimantovica, I., Rodic, P., Milošev, I. (2023) Field testing and ecotoxicity of acrylate-based sol-gel coatings in fresh and seawater. J. Coat. Technol. Res. doi.org/10.1007/s1198-022-00701-2

2022

Eroldoğan, O.T., Glencross, B., Novoveska, L., Gaudêncio, S.P., Rinkevich, B., Varese, G.C., de Fátima Carvalho, M., Tasdemir, D., Safarik, I., Nielsen, S.L., Rebours, C., Lada L.B., Robbens, J., Strode, E., Haznedaroğlu, B.Z., Kotta, J., Evliyaoğlu, E., Oliveira, J., Girão, M., Vasquez, M.I., Čabarkapa, I., Rakita, S., Klun, K., Rotter, A. (2022) From the sea to aquafeed: A perspective overview. Reviews in Aquaculture. doi.org/10.1111/raq.12740

Liepina-Leimane, I., Barda, I., Jurgensone, I., Labucis , A., Suhareva, N., Kozlova, V., Maderniece, A., Aigars, J. (2022) Seasonal dynamic of diazotrophic activity and environmental variables affecting it in the Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea. FEMS Microbial Ecology. Vol. 98, Issue 12, December 2022. doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiac132

Bonnevie, I.M., Hansen, H.S., Schroder, L., Armoskaite, A. (2022) Utilising MYTILUS for active learning to compare cumulative impacts on the marine environment in different planning scenarios. Sustainability (Switzerland). 10.3390/su141912606

Blackburn, N., Haecky, P., Jurgensone, I., Griniene, E., Brugel, S., Andersson, A., Carstensen, J. (2022) The use of automated organism tracking microscope in mesocosm experiments. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods. doi: 10.1002/lom3.10521

Stoicescu, S.T., Laanemets, J., Liblik, T., Skudra, M., Samlas, O., Lips, I. and Lips, U. (2022) Causes of the extensive hypoxia in the Gulf of Riga in 2018. Biogeosciences. Vol. 19, 2903-2920. doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-2903-2022

Kotta, J., Raudsep, U., Szava-Kovats, R., Aps, R., Armoskaite, A., Barda, I., Bergstrom, P., Futter, M., Grondahl, F., Hargrave, M., Jakubowska, M., Janes, H., Kaasik, A., Kraufvelin, P., Kovaltchouk, N., Krost, P., Kulikowski, T., Kõivupuu, A., Kotta, I., Lees, L., Loite, S., Maljutenko, I., Nylund, G., Paalme, Pavia, H., Purina, I., Rahikainen, M., Sandow, V., Visch, W., Yang, B., Barboza, F.R. (2022) Assessing the potential for sea-based macroalgae cultivation and its application for nutrient removal in the Baltic Sea. Science of the Total Environment. Vol. 839. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156230

Tunens, J., Aigars, J., Poikane, R., Jurgensone, I., Labucis, A., Labuce, A., Liepina-Leimane, I., Busa, L., Viksna, A. (2022) Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Composition in Suspended Particulate Matter Reflects Seasonal Dynamics of Phytoplankton Assemblages in the Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea. Estuaries and Coasts. doi.org/10.1007/s12237-022-01071-z

Reckermann, M., Omstedt, A., Soomere, T., Aigars, J., Akhtar, N., Beldowska, M., Beldowski, J., Cronin, T., Czub, M., Eero, M., Hyytiäinen, K.P., Jalkanen, J.-P., Kiessling, A., Kjelstrӧm, E., Kulinski, K., Larsen, X.G., McCrackin, M., Markus Meier, H.E., Oberbeckmann, S., Parnell, K., Pons-Seres de Brauwer, C., Poska, A., Saarinen, J., Szymczyha, B., Undeman, E., Wӧrman, A., and Zorita, E. (2022) Human impacts and their interactions in the Baltic Sea region. Earth System Dynamics. Vol. 13: 1-80. doi.org/10.5194/esd-13-1-2022

Dimante-Deimantovica, I., Suhareva, N., Barone, M., Putna-Nimane, I., Aigars, J. (2022) Hide-and-seek: Threshold values and contribution towards better understanding of recovery rate in microplastic research. MethodsX, Vol. 9, Article number 101603, DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2021.101603

2021

von Thenen, M., Armoskaite, A., Cordero-Penin, V., Garcia-Morales, S., Gottschalk, J.B., Guttierrez, D., Ripken, M., Thoya, P., Schiele, K.S. (2021) The future of marine spatial planning-perspectives from early career researchers. Sustainability (Switzerland) Volume 13, Issue 24, Article number 13879, DOI: 10.3390/su132413879

Armoskaite, A., Barda, I., Andersone, I., Bonnevie, I.M., Ikauniece, A., Kotta, J., Koivupuu, A., Lees, L., Psuty, I., Strake, S., Sprukta, S., Szymanek, L. (2021) Considerations of use-use interactions between macroalgae cultivation and other maritime sectors: An eastern Baltic MSP case study. Sustainability (Switzerland). Vol. 13, Issue 24, Article number 13888. DOI: 10.3390/su132413888

Suhareva, N., Aigars, J., Poikane, R., Tunens, J. (2021) The influence of feeding ecology and location on total mercury cooncentrations in Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis). Environmental Sciences Europe. Vol. 33. DOI: 10.1186/s12302-021-00523-w

Armoskaite, A., Aigars, J., Andersone, I., Hansen, H.S., Schroder, L., Strake, S. (2021) Assessing change in habitat composition, ecosystem functioning and service supply in Latvian protected stony reefs. Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 298. DOI:10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113537

Aigars, J., Barone, M., Suhareva, N., Putna-Nimane, I., Deimantovica-Dimante, I. (2021) Occurrence and spatial distribution of microplastics in the surface waters of the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Riga. Marine Pollution Bulletin, Vol. 172. DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112860

Pakalniete, K., Ahtiainen, H., Aigars, J., Andersone, I., Armoskaite, A., Hansen, H.S., Strake, S. (2021) Economic valuation of ecosystem service benefits and welfare impacts of offshore marine protected areas: A study from the baltic sea. Sustainability (Switzerland), Vol. 13. DOI: 10.3390/su131810121

Heredia, N.A., Gresswell, R.E., Webb, M.A.H., Brenden, T.O., Sanstrom, P.T. (2021) Invasive lake trout reproduction in Yellowstone lake under an active suppression program. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, Vol. 150, Pg. 637-650. DOI: 10.1002/tafs.10320

Koski, C., Ronneberg, M., Kettunen, P., Armoskaite, A., Strake, S., Oksanen, J. (2021) User experiences of using a spatial analysis tool in collaborative GIS for maritime spatial planning. Transactions in GIS, Vol. 25, Pg. 1809-1824. DOI: 10.1111/tgis.12827

Labuce, A., Ikauniece, A., Jurgensone, I., Aigars, J. (2021) Environmental impacts on zooplankton functional diversity in brackish semi-enclosed gulf. Water (Switzerland), Vol. 13. DOI: 10.3390/w13141881

Frederiksen, P., Morf, A., von Thenen, M., Armoskaite, A., Luhtala, H., Schiele, K.S., Strake, S., Hansen, H.S. (2021) Proposing an ecosystem services-based framework to assess sustainability impacts of maritime spatial plans (MSP-SA). Ocean and Coastal Management, Vol. 208. DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105577

Gilek, M., Armoskaite, A., Gee, K., Saunders, F., Tafon, R., Zaucha, J. (2021) In search of social sustainability in marine spatial planning: A review of scientific literature published 2005-2020. Ocean and Coastal Management. Vol. 208. DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105618

Kortsch, S., Frelat, R., Pecuchet, L., Olivier, P., Putnis, I., Bonsdorff, E., Ojaveer, H., Jurgensone, I., Strake, S., Rubene, G., Krūze, Ē., Nordstrom, M.C. (2021) Disentangling temporal food web dynamics facilitates understanding of ecosystem functioning. Journal of Animal Ecology. Vol. 90, 1205-1216. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.13447

Scholz, P., Putna-Nimane, I., Barda, I., Liepina-Leimane, I., Strode, E., Kileso, A., Esiukova, E., Chubarenko, B., Purina, I., Simon, F.G. (2021) Environmental impact of geosynthetics in coastal protection. Materials, Vol. 14. DOI: 10.3390/ma14030634

Outinen, O., Puntila-Dodd, R., Barda, I., Brzana, R., Hegele-Drywa, J., Kalnina, M., Kostanda, M., Lindqvist, A., Normant-Saremba, M., Scibik,M., Strake, S., Vuolamo, J. (2021) The role of marinas in the establishment and spread of non-indigenous species in Baltic Sea fouling communities. Biofouling. DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2021.1996564

2020

Gollasch, S., David, M., Broeg, K. Heitmuller, S., Karjalainen, M., Lehtiniemi, M., Normant-Saremba, M., Ojaveer, H., Olenin, S., Ruiz, M., Helavuori, M., Sala-Perez, M., Strake, S. (2020) Target species selection criteria for risk assessment based exemptions of ballast water management requirements. Ocean and Coastal Management. doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2019.105021

Labuce, A., Strake, S., Dimante-Deimantovica, I. (2020) Eurytemora affinis (Poppe, 1880) (Copepoda, Calanoida) in the Gulf of Riga, BalticSea-elemental composition and diurnal vertical migration. Crustaceana. DOI: 10.1163/15685403-00003977

Bikovens, O., Janceva, S., Vevere, L., Purina, I., Telysheva, G. (2020) Co-composition of seaweed with lignocellulosic substratum: Effect of the compost composition on compost humic substances. International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology. Vol. 16, Pg. 263-277. DOI: 10.1504/IJARGE.2020.115327

Pecuchet, L., Lindegren, M., Kortsch, S., Calkiewicz, J., Jurgensone, I., Margonski, P., Otto, S.A., Strake, S., Nordstrom, M.C. (2020) Spatio-temporal dynamics of multi-trophic communitties reveal ecosystem-wide functional reorganization. Ecography, Vol. 43, Pg. 197-208. DOI:10.1111/ecog.04643

Labuce, A., Dimante-Deimantovica, I., Tunēns, J., Strake, S. (2020) Zooplankton indicator-based assessment in relation to site location and abiotic factors: a case study from the Gulf of Riga. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Vol. 192. DOI:10.1007/s10661-020-8113-9

Saunders, F., Gilek, M., Ikauniece, A., Tafon, R.V., Gee, K., Zaucha, J. (2020) Theorizing social sustainability and justice in marine spatial planning: Democracy, diversity, and equity. Sustainability (Switzerland), Vol. 12. DOI: 10.3390/su12062560

Suhareva, N., Aigars, J., Poikane, R., Jansons, M. (2020) Development of fish age normalization technique for pollution assessment of marine ecosystem, based on concentrations of mercury, copper, and zinc in dorsal muscles of fish. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Vol. 192. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-020-08261-x

Zawiska, I., Dimante-Deimantovica, I., Luoto, T.P., Rzodkiwicz, M., Saarni, S., Stivrins, N., Tylmann, W., Lanka, A., Robeznieks, M., Jilbert, T. (2020) Long-term consequences of water pumping on the ecosystem functioning of Lake Sekšu, Latvia. Water (Switzerland), Vol. 12. DOI: 10.3390/w12051459

Armoskaite, A., Purina, I., Aigars, J., Strake, S., Pakalniete, K., Frederiksen, P., Schroder, L., Hansen, H.S. (2020) Establishing the links between marine ecosystem components, functions and services: An ecosystem service assessment tool. Ocean and Coastal Management, Vol. 193. DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2020.105229

Mannikus, R., Soomere, T., Viska, M. (2020) Variations in the mean, seasonal and extreme water level on the Latvian coast, the eastern Baltic Sea, during 1961-2018. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. Vol. 245. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106827

Fokina, O., Grauda, D., Purina, I., Barda, I., Rashal, I. (2020) Genetic structure of the Limecola Balthica poulation in the Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea. Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, section B: Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences, Vol. 74, Pg. 381-384. DOI:10.2478/prolas-2020-0057

2019

Bauer, B., Gustafsson, B.G., Hyytiainen, K., Meier, H.E.M., Muller-Karulis, B., Saraiva, S., Tomczak, M.T. (2019) Food web and fisheries in the future Baltic Sea. Ambio. DOI: 10.1007/s13280-019-01229-3

Jensen, T.C., Walseng, B., Hessen, D.O., Dimante-Deimantovica, I., Novichkova, A.A., Chertoprud, E.S., Chertoprud, M.V., Sakharova, E.G., Krylov, A.V., Frisch, D., Christoffersen, K.S. (2019) Changes in trophic state and aquatic communities in high Arctic ponds in response to increasing goose populations. Freshwater Biology, DOI: 10.1111/fwb.13299

Minchin, D., Arbačiauskas, K., Daunys, D., Ezhova, E., Grudule, N., Kotta, J., Molchanova, N., Olenin, S., Višikiene, G., Strake, S. (2019) Rapid expansion and facilitating factors of the Ponto-Caspian invader Dikerogammarus villosus within the Eastern Baltic sea. Aquatic Invasions, DOI: 10.3391/ai.2019.14.2.02

2018

Damanik-Ambarita, M.N., Boets, P., Nguyen Thi, H.T., Forio, M.A.E., Everaert, G., Lock, K., Musonge, P.L.S., Suhareva, N., Bennetsen, E., Gobeyn, S., Ho, T.L., Dominguez-Granda, L., Goethals, P.L.M. (2018) Impact assessment of local land use on ecological water quality of the Guayas river basin (Ecuador). Ecological Informatics, 48, pp. 226-237. doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2018.08.009

Puriņa, I., Labucis, A., Barda, I., Jurgensone, I., Aigars, J.
Primary productivity in the Gulf of Riga (Baltic Sea) in relation to phytoplankton species and nutrient variability (2018) Oceanologia, 60 (4), pp. 544-552. DOI:10.1016/j.oceano.2018.04.005

Nguyen, T.H.T., Forio, M.A.E., Boets, P., Lock, K., Ambarita, M.N.D., Suhareva, N., Everaert, G., Van der heyden, C., Dominguez-Granda, L.E., Hoang, T.H.T., Goethals, P. (2018) Threshold responses of macroinvertebrate communities to stream velocity in relation to hydropower dam: A case study from the Guayas River Basin (Ecuador). Water (Switzerland), 10 (9), art. no. 1195. doi.org/10.3390/w10091195

Pals, M., Putna-Nimane, I., Kostjukovs, J., Karasa, J., Kostjukova, S., Nakurte, I. (2018) Determination and toxicology studies of quaternary ammonium salts in solution after organoclay processing. Key Engineering Materials, 762, pp. 368-372. DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.762.368

Dimante-Deimantovica, I., Walseng, B., Chertoprud, E.S., Novichkova, A.A. (2018) New and previously known species of copepoda and cladocera (Crustacea) from Svalbard, Norway – who are they and where do they come from? Fauna Norvegica, 38, pp. 18-29. DOI: 10.5324/fn.v38i0.2502

Labuce, A., Ikauniece, A., Strake, S., Souissi, A. (2018) Survey of presence of non-indigenous Eurytemora carolleeae in the gulf of Riga (Baltic sea) five years after its first discovery. Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B: Natural, Exact, and Applied
Sciences, 72 (4), pp. 230-235. DOI: 10.2478/prolas-2018-0032

2017

Ikauniece, A., Markus Meier, H.E., Kalniņa, L. (2017) Introduction for the SI “Understanding the Baltic Sea”. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Vol. 195, pp. 1-3.

Strode, E., Jansons, M., Purina, I., Balode, M., Berezina, N.A. (2017)
Sediment quality assessment using survival and embryo malformation tests in amphipod crustaceans: The Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea (2017) Journal of Marine Systems, Vol. 172, pp. 93-103. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2017.03.010

Hummel, H., Van Avesaath, P., Wijnhoven, S., Kleine-Schaars, L., Degraer, S., Kerckhof, F., Bojanic, N., Skejic, S., Vidjak, O., Rousou, M., Orav-Kotta, H., Kotta, J., Jourde, J., Pedrotti, M.L., Leclerc, J.-C., Simon, N., Rigaut-Jalabert, F., Bachelet, G., Lavesque, N., Arvanitidis, C., Pavloudi, C., Faulwetter, S., Crowe, T., Coughlan, J., Benedetti-Cecchi, L., Dal Bello, M., Magni, P., Como, S., Coppa, S., Ikauniece, A., Ruginis, T., Jankowska, E., Weslawski, J.M., Warzocha, J., Gromisz, S., Witalis, B., Silva, T., Ribeiro, P., Fernandes De Matos, V.K., Sousa-Pinto, I., Veiga, P., Troncoso, J., Guinda, X., Juanes De La Pena, J.A., Puente, A., Espinosa, F., Pérez-Ruzafa, A., Frost, M., McNeill, C.L., Peleg, O., Rilov, G. (2017) Geographic patterns of biodiversity in European coastal marine benthos. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 97 (3), pp. 507-523. doi.org/10.1017/S0025315416001119

Pakalniete, K., Aigars, J., Czajkowski, M., Strake, S., Zawojska, E., Hanley, N. (2017) Understanding the distribution of economic benefits from improving coastal and marine ecosystems. Science of the Total Environment, 584-585, pp. 29-40. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.01.097

Liblik, T., Skudra, M., Lips, U. (2017) On the buoyant sub-surface salinity maxima in the Gulf of Riga. Oceanologia, 59 (2), pp. 113-128. DOI: 10.1016/j.oceano.2016.10.001

Aigars, J., Suhareva, N., Poikane, R. (2017) Distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in sewage sludge, sediments, and fish from Latvia. Environments (MDPI), 4 (1), art. no. 12, pp. 1-16. doi.org/10.3390/environments4010012

Ojaveer, H., Olenin, S., Narščius, A., Florin, A.-B., Ezhova, E., Gollasch, S., Jensen, K.R., Lehtiniemi, M., Minchin, D., Normant-Saremba, M., Strake, S. (2017) Dynamics of biological invasions and pathways over time: a case study of a temperate coastal sea. Biological Invasions, 19 (3), pp. 799-813. DOI: 10.1007/s10530-016-1316-x

Wasmund, N., Kownacka, J., Göbel, J., Jaanus, A., Johansen, M., Jurgensone, I., Lehtinen, S., Powilleit, M. (2017) The diatom/ dinoflagellate index as an indicator of ecosystem changes in the Baltic Sea 1. principle and handling instruction. Front. Mar. Sci. , 4 (FEB), art. no. 22. doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2017.00022

Dabrowska, H., Kopko, O., Lehtonen, K.K., Lang, T., Waszak, I., Balode, M., Strode, E. (2017) An integrated assessment of pollution and biological effects in flounder, mussels and sediment in the
southern Baltic Sea coastal area. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24 (4), pp. 3626-3639. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-8117-8

Labuce, A., Strake, S. (2017) An overview of Synchaeta ehrenberg, 1832 (Rotifera: Monogononta: Synchaetidae) species in the eastern Gotland Basin, Baltic Sea, with complementary characteristics for the trophi of S. fennica Rousselet, 1902 and s. monopus plate, 1889. Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, 66 (3), pp. 287-294. DOI: 10.3176/proc.2017.3.06

Skudra, M., Lips, U. (2017) Characteristics and inter-annual changes in temperature, salinity and density distribution in the Gulf of Riga. Oceanologia, 59 (1), pp. 37-48. doi.org/10.1016/j.oceano.2016.07.001

Soomere, T., Viska, M., Pindsoo, K. (2017) Retrieving the signal of climate change from numerically simulated sediment transport along the eastern baltic sea coast. Coastal Research Library, 19, pp. 327-361. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-49894-2_15

Veidemane, K., Ruskule, A., Strake, S., Purina, I., Aigars, J., Sprukta, S., Ustups, D., Putnis, I., Klepers, A. (2017) Application of the marine ecosystem services approach in the development of the maritime spatial plan of Latvia. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management, 13 (1), pp. 398-411. doi.org/10.1080/21513732.2017.1398185

2016

Gorokhova, E., Lehtiniemi, M., Postel, L., Rubene, G., Amid, C., Lesutiene, J., Uusitalo, L., Strāķe, S., Demereckiene, N. (2016) Indicator properties of baltic zooplankton for classification of environmental status within marine strategy framework directive. PLoS ONE, 11 (7), art. no. e0158326. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0158326

Lips, U., Zhurbas, V., Skudra, M., Väli, G. (2016) A numerical study of circulation in the Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea. Part II: Mesoscale features and freshwater transport pathways. Continental Shelf Research, 115, pp. 44-52. DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2015.12.018

Gogina, M., Nygård, H., Blomqvist, M., Daunys, D., Josefson, A.B., Kotta, J., Maximov, A., Warzocha, J., Yermakov, V., Gräwe, U., Zettler, M.L. (2016) The Baltic Sea scale inventory of benthic faunal communities. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 73 (4), pp. 1196-1213. doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsv265

Schiele, K.S., Darr, A., Zettler, M.L., Berg, T., Blomqvist, M., Daunys, D., Jermakovs, V., Korpinen, S., Kotta, J., Nygård, H., Von Weber, M., Voss, J., Warzocha, J. (2016) Rating species sensitivity throughout gradient systems – a consistent approach for the Baltic Sea. Ecological Indicators, 61, pp. 447-455. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.09.046

Livdāne, L., Putnis, I., Rubene, G., Elferts, D., Ikauniece, A. (2016) Baltic herring prey selectively on older copepodites of Eurytemora affinis and Limnocalanus macrurus in the Gulf of Riga. Oceanologia, 58 (1), pp. 46-53. doi.org/10.1016/j.oceano.2015.09.001

Lips, U., Zhurbas, V., Skudra, M., Väli, G. (2016) A numerical study of circulation in the Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea. Part I: Whole-basin gyres and mean currents. Continental Shelf Research, 112, pp. 1-13. doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2015.11.008

Damanik-Ambarita, M.N., Everaert, G., Forio, M.A.E., Nguyen, T.H.T., Lock, K., Musonge, P.L.S., Suhareva, N., Dominguez-Granda, L., Bennetsen, E., Boets, P., Goethals, P.L.M. (2016). Generalized linear models to identify key hydromorphological and chemical variables determining the occurrence of macroinvertebrates in the Guayas River Basin (Ecuador). Water (Switzerland), 8 (7), art. no. 297. doi.org/10.3390/w8070297

Jakovels, D., Brauns, A., Filipovs, J., Taskovs, J., Fedorovicha, D., Paavel, B., Ligi, M., Kutser, T. (2016) Assessment of chlorophyll – A concentration in the Gulf of Riga using hyperspectral airborne and
simulated Sentinel-3 OLCI data. Proceedings of SPIE – The International Society for Optical Engineering, 9688, art. no.
96881G. DOI: 10.1117/12.2242859

Klais, R., Lehtiniemi, M., Rubene, G., Semenova, A., Margonski, P., Ikauniece, A., Simm, M., Põllumaë, A., Grinienė, E., Mäkinen, K., Ojaveer, H. (2016) Spatial and temporal variability of zooplankton in a temperate semi-enclosed sea: Implications for monitoring design and long-term studies. Journal of Plankton Research. Vol 38, Issue 3, 652 – 661. DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbw022

2015

Hummel, H., Frost, M., Juanes, J.A., Kochmann, J., Bolde, C.F.C.P., Aneiros, F., Vandenbosch, F., Franco, J.N., Echavarri, B., Guinda, X., Puente, A., Fernández, C., Galván, C., Merino, M., Ramos, E., Fernández, P., Pitacco, V., Alberte, M., Wojcik, D., Grabowska, M., Jahnke, M., Crocetta, F., Carugati, L., Scorrano, S., Fraschetti, S., García, P.P., Sanabria Fernández, J.A., Poromov, A., Iurchenko, A., Isachenko, A., Chava, A., Pavloudi, C., Bordeyne, F., Andersen, S.F., Eronat, E.G.T., Cakmak, T., Louizidou, P., Rico, J., Ruci, S., Corta Diego, D., Mendez, S., Rousou, M., De Clippele, L., Eriksson, A., Van Zanten, W., Diamant, A., De Matos, V.K.F. (2015) A comparison of the degree of implementation of marine biodiversity indicators by European
countries in relation to the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 95 (8), pp. 1519-1531. DOI: 10.1017/S0025315415000235

Aigars, J., Poikane, R., Dalsgaard, T., Eglīte, E., Jansons, M. (2015)
Biogeochemistry of N, P and SI in the Gulf of Riga surface sediments: Implications of seasonally changing factors. Continental Shelf Research, 105, pp. 112-120. DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2015.06.008

Balina, K., Balode, M., Muzikante, L., Blumberga, D. (2015) Impact of synthetic hormone 17α-ethinylestradiol on growth of microalgae Desmodesmus communis. Agronomy Research, 13 (2), pp. 445-454.

Barda, I., Kankaanpää, H., Purina, I., Balode, M., Sjövall, O., Meriluoto, J. (2015) Bioaccumulation of hepatotoxins – A considerable risk in the Latvian environment. Environmental Pollution, 196, pp. 313-320. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2014.10.024

2014

Aigars, J., Šmite, E., Skrube, J., Gerke, O. (2014) Oil pollution in waters of Latvia (2014) Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 27, pp. 85-99. DOI: 10.1007/698_2011_113

Aigars, J., Jurgensone, I., Jansons, M. (2014) Dynamics of silica and phytoplankton population under altered conditions of river flow in the Daugava river, Latvia. Estonian Journal of Ecology, 63 (4), pp. 217-231. DOI: 10.3176/eco.2014.4.02

Aigars, J., Poikane, R., Jurgensone, I., Jansons, M. (2014) Impact of eutrophication and climate change on Cd and other trace metal dynamic in the Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea. Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B: Natural, Exact, and Applied
Sciences, 68 (1-2), pp. 112-117. DOI: 10.2478/prolas-2014-0010

Putna, I., Strode, E., Barda, I., Puriòa, I., Rimsa, E., Jansons, M., Balode, M., Strake, S. (2014) Sediment quality of the ecoregion engure, Gulf of Riga, assessed by using ecotoxicity tests and
biomarker responses. Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B: Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences, 68 (1-2), pp. 101-111. DOI: 10.2478/prolas-2014-0009

Melecis, V., Kļaviņš, M., Laiviņš, M., Rusiņa, S., Spriņģe, G., Vīksne, J., Krišjāne, Z., Strake, S. (2014) Conceptual model of the long-term socio-ecological research platform of Engure ecoregion, Latvia
(2014) Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B: Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences, 68 (1-2), pp. 1-19. DOI: 10.2478/prolas-2014-0001

Barda, I., Purina, I., Rimsa, E., Balode, M. (2014) Seasonal dynamics of biomarkers in infaunal clam Macoma balthica from the Gulf of Riga (Baltic Sea). Journal of Marine Systems, 129, pp. 150-156. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2013.05.006

Eglīte, E., Lavrinovičs, A., Müller-Karulis, B., Aigars, J., Poikane, R. (2014) Nutrient turnover at the hypoxic boundary: Flux measurements and model representation for the
bottom water environment of the Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea. Oceanologia, 56 (4), pp. 711-735. doi.org/10.5697/oc.56-4.711

Lips, U., Zhurbas, V., Skudra, M., Vali, G. (2014) Features of summertime circulation in the Gulf of Riga (A numerical simulation). Measuring and Modeling of Multi-Scale Interactions in the Marine Environment – IEEE/OES Baltic International Symposium 2014, BALTIC 2014. Article number 6887846. DOI:10.1109/BALTIC.2014.6887846

2013

Strode, E., Balode, M. (2013) Toxico-resistance of Baltic amphipod species to heavy metals. Crustaceana, 86 (7-8), pp. 1007-1024. DOI: 10.1163/15685403-00003208

Strode, E., Golubkov, S.M., Berezina, N.A., Balode, M., Lehtonen, K.K. (2013) Sediment quality assessment using Gmelinoides fasciatus and Monoporeia affinis (amphipoda, gammaridea) in the north-eastern Baltic sea. Crustaceana, 86 (7-8), pp. 780-801. DOI: 10.1163/15685403-00003215

Rozenštrauha, I., Lodiņš, E., Krage, L., Drille, M., Balode, M., Putna, I., Filipenkov, V., Chinnam, R.K., Boccaccini, A.R. (2013) Functional properties of glass-ceramic composites containing industrial inorganic waste and evaluation of their biological compatibility. Ceramics International, 39 (7), pp. 8007-8014. DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2013.03.069

Müller-Karulis, B., Arula, T., Balode, M., Laur, K., Ojaveer, E. (2013) Challenges and opportunities of local fisheries management: Pikeperch, Sander lucioperca (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Percidae), in Pärnu Bay, northern Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 43 (2), pp. 151-161. DOI: 10.3750/AIP2013.43.2.08

Purina, I., Barda, I., Rimsa, E., Poikane, R., Jansons, M. (2013) Concentrations of metallothionein in the bivalve molluscs Anodonta spp. and Unio spp. from Latvian lakes with different anthropogenic pressure. E3S Web of Conferences, 1, art. no. 34005. doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20130134005

Andersson, A., Jurgensone, I., Rowe, O.F., Simonelli, P., Bignert, A., Lundberg, E., Karlsson, J. (2013) Can Humic Water Discharge Counteract Eutrophication in Coastal Waters? PLoS ONE, 8 (4), art. no. e61293. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0061293

Strode, E., Berezina, N.A., Kalniņš, M., Balode, M. (2013) New records of the amphipods Gammarus tigrinus Sexton, 1939 and Pontogammarus robustoides G.O. sars, 1894 in Latvian waters of the Baltic sea. BioInvasions Records, 2 (1), pp. 63-68. DOI: 10.3391/bir.2013.2.1.11

Baumerte, A., Sakale, G., Zavickis, J., Putna, I., Balode, M., Mrzel, A., Knite, M. (2013) Comparison of effects on crustaceans: Carbon nanoparticles and molybdenum compounds nanowires. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 429 (1), art. no. 012041. DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/429/1/012041

2012

Jurgensone, I., Aigars, J. (2012) Bioavailability of riverine dissolved organic matter to phytoplankton in the marine coastal waters. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. Vol. 107, 97 – 104. DOI:10.1016/j.ecss.2012.05.005

Jansone, I., Kull, A., Ikauniece, A. (2012) Wind energy issues in Estonia and Latvia – The current status and perspectives. Ocean: Past, Present and Future – 2012 IEEE/OES Baltic International Symposium, BALTIC 20122012, Article number 6249176. DOI:10.1109/BALTIC.2012.6249176

Medne, R., Balode, M. (2012) Hematological analyses of some fish species in the Gulf of Riga. Oceanology. Vol 52, Issue 6, 797 – 802. DOI:10.1134/S0001437012060070

2011

Kļaviņš, M., Kokorīte, I., Spriņge, G., Skuja, A., Parele, E., Rodinovs, V., Druvietis, I., Strake, S., Urtāns,A. (2011) Water quality in cutaway peatland lakes in Seda mire, Latvia. Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences, Vol. 65, Issue 1-2. doi.org/10.2478/v10046-011-0016-2

Conley, D. J., Carstensen, J., Aigars, J., Axe, P., Bonsdorff, E., Eremina, T., Haahti, B., Humborg, C., Jonsson, P., Kotta, J., Lännegren, C., Larsson, U. (2011) Hypoxia is increasing in the coastal zone of the Baltic sea. Environmental Science and Technology. Vol 45, Issue 16, 6777 – 6783. DOI: 10.1021/es201212r

Jurgensone, I., Carstensen, J., Ikauniece, A., Kalveka, B. (2011) Long-term Changes and Controlling Factors of Phytoplankton Community in the Gulf of Riga (Baltic Sea). Estuaries and Coasts. Vol. 34, Issue 6, 1205 – 1219. DOI:10.1007/s12237-011-9402-x

Dimante-Deimantoviča, I., Skute, R., Strake, S. (2011) A survey of the latvian freshwater free-living copepoda fauna. Crustaceana. Vol. 84, Issue 3, 257 – 259. doi: 10.1163/001121611X554373

Müller-Karulis, B., Aigars, J. (2011) Modeling the long-term dynamics of nutrients and phytoplankton in the Gulf of Riga. Journal of Marine Systems. Vol. 87, Issue 3-4, 161 – 176. DOI:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2011.03.006

Bogans, E., Gavare, Z., Svagere, A., Poikane, R., Skudra, J. (2011) Mercury Pollution Exploration in Latvia with High-Sensitivity Zeeman Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. Environmental and Climate Technologies. Vol. 7, Issue 1, 39 – 45. DOI:10.2478/v10145-011-0026-y

Melecis, V., Krišjāne, Z., Kļaviņš, M., Aigars, J., Elferts, D., Vīksne, J. (2011) Preliminary Characteristics of Ecological and Socioeconomic Components and their Interaction within the Long Term Socioecological Research Platform of Latvia. Environmental and Climate Technologies. Vol. 7, Issue 1, 87 – 92. DOI: 10.2478/v10145-011-0032-0

2010

Purviņa, S., Béchemin, C., Balode, M., Verite, C., Arnaud, C., Maestrini, S. (2010) Release of available nitrogen from river-discharged dissolved organic matter by heterotrophic bacteria associated with the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa. Estonian Journal of Ecology. Vol. 59, Issue 3, 184 – 196. DOI:10.3176/eco.2010.3.02

Olenina, I., Wasmund, N., Hajdu, S., Jurgensone, I., Gromisz, S., Kownacka, J., Toming, K., Vaiciute, D., Olenin, S. (2010) Assessing impacts of invasive phytoplankton: The Baltic Sea case. Marine Pollution Bulletin. Vol. 60, Issue 10, 1691 – 1700. DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.06.046

Österblom, H., Gårdmark, A., Bergström, L., Müller-Karulis, B., Folke, C., Lindegren, M., Casini, M., Olsson, P., Diekmann, R., Blenckner, T., Humborg, C., Möllmann, C. (2010) Making the ecosystem approach operational-Can regime shifts in ecological- and governance systems facilitate the transition? Marine Policy. Vol. 34, Issue 6, 1290 – 1299. DOI:10.1016/j.marpol.2010.05.007

Raudsepp, U., Uiboupin, R., Bethers, U., Aigars, J., Kuresoo, A., Kull, A., Jüssi, I., Auninš, A., Sipelgas, L., Luigujõe, L., Stīpniece, A. (2010) The Gulf of Riga as a resource for wind energy – A project description. IEEE/OES US/EU Baltic International Symposium, Baltic 2010. Article number 5621652. DOI:10.1109/BALTIC.2010.5621652

2009

Möllmann, C., Diekmann, R., Müller-karulis, B., Kornilovs, G., Plikšs, M., Axe, P. (2009) Reorganization of a large marine ecosystem due to atmospheric and anthropogenic pressure: A discontinuous regime shift in the Central Baltic Sea. Global Change Biology. Vol 15, Issue 6, 1377 – 1393. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01814.x

Tomczak, M.T., Müller-Karulis, B., Järv, L., Kotta, J., Martin, G., Minde, A., Põllumäe, A., Razinkovas, A., Strake, S., Bucas, M., Blenckner, T. (2009) Analysis of trophic networks and carbon flows in south-eastern Baltic coastal ecosystems. Progress in Oceanography. Vol 81, Issue 1-4, 111 – 131. DOI:10.1016/j.pocean.2009.04.017

2008

Aigars, J., Müller-Karulis, B., Martin, G., Jermakovs, V. (2008) Ecological quality boundary-setting procedures: The Gulf of Riga case study. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. Vol. 138, Issue 1-3, 313 – 326. DOI:10.1007/s10661-007-9800-5

Yurkovskis, A., Poikane, R. (2008) Biogeochemical, physical and anthropogenic transformations in the Daugava River estuary and plume, and the open Gulf of Riga (Baltic Sea) indicated by major and trace elements. Journal of Marine Systems. Vol. 70, Issue 1-2, 77 – 96. DOI:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.03.003

Ikauniece, A., Kalveka, B., Jurgensone, I., Jermakovs, V., Aišpure, G., Ceitlina, M., Fedoroviča, D. (2008) Returning to the Baltic Proper: More questions than answers?US/EU-Baltic International Symposium: Ocean Observations, Ecosystem-Based Management and Forecasting – Provisional Symposium Proceedings, BALTIC , 73979. DOI: 10.1109/BALTIC.2008.4625550

Möllmann, C., Müller-Karulis, B., Kornilovs, G., St John, M.A. (2008) Effects of climate and overfishing on zooplankton dynamics and ecosystem structure: Regime shifts, trophic cascade, and feedback loops in a simple ecosystem. ICES Journal of Marine Science. Vol. 65, Issue 3, 302 – 310. DOI:10.1093/icesjms/fsm197

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