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<p>The Vistula Lagoon, a brackish water body that offers unique living conditions to aquatic organisms, is an interesting object of hydrobiological investigations. This paper presents a review of biological research conducted on the Vistula Lagoon, from simple floristic and faunistic analyses to satellite-based comprehensive environmental analyses. Changes that occurred in the studied aquatic ecosystem due to human pressure over the last century are discussed. Innovative research technologies determined what measures should be taken to preserve the unique biocenoses in the Vistula Lagoon.</p>
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The Vistula Lagoon, a brackish water body that offers unique living conditions to aquatic organisms, is an interesting object of hydrobiological investigations. This paper presents a review of biological research conducted on the Vistula Lagoon, from simple floristic and faunistic analyses to satellite-based comprehensive environmental analyses. Changes that occurred in the studied aquatic ecosystem due to human pressure over the last century are discussed. Innovative research technologies determined what measures should be taken to preserve the unique biocenoses in the Vistula Lagoon.

A review of biological research in the Vistula Lagoon

University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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The Vistula Lagoon, a brackish water body that offers unique living conditions to aquatic organisms, is an interesting object of hydrobiological...

A review of biological research in the Vistula Lagoon

Publié en ligne: 06 nov. 2012

Pages: 81 - 88

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13545-012-0042-y

Mots clés
Vistula Lagoon, physicochemical data, phytoplankton, zooplankton, benthos, ichthiofauna, satellite monitoring data

© 2012 Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A review of biological research in the Vistula Lagoon

Publié en ligne: 06 nov. 2012

Pages: 81 - 88

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13545-012-0042-y

Mots clésVistula Lagoon, physicochemical data, phytoplankton, zooplankton, benthos, ichthiofauna, satellite monitoring data

© 2012 Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
Vistula Lagoon, physicochemical data, phytoplankton, zooplankton, benthos, ichthiofauna, satellite monitoring data