The Future For Microplankton In The Baltic Sea ●

by 2100. Warming accelerates the growth of certain cyanobacteria and shifts the timing of spring blooms earlier in the season.

The transition to a microplankton community dominated by smaller, often lower-quality food sources (like cyanobacteria) is likely to create a . The future for microplankton in the Baltic Sea

Increased risk of toxic blooms and further oxygen depletion. Decrease by 2100

: Higher levels of dissolved organic matter from land runoff will favor heterotrophic bacteria over primary-producing phytoplankton in the north. and large zooplankton.

units. This favors freshwater-tolerant species while negatively impacting marine-originated diatoms, dinoflagellates, and large zooplankton.