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The Baltic Sea is one of the largest brackish water bodies in the world. Eutrophication is a major concern in the Baltic Sea due to the leakage of nutrients to the sea with agriculture being the primary source. Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is the most widely grown crop in the countries surrounding the Baltic Sea and thus promoting sustainable agriculture practices for wheat cultivation will have a major impact on reducing pollution in the Baltic Sea. This approach requires identifying and addressing key challenges for sustainable wheat production in the region. Implementing new technologies for climate-friendly breeding and digital farming across all surrounding countries should promote sustainable intensification of agriculture in the region. In this review, we highlight major challenges for wheat cultivation in the Baltic Sea region and discuss various solutions integrating transnational collaboration for pre-breeding and technology sharing to accelerate development of low input wheat cultivars with improved host plant resistance to pathogen and enhanced adaptability to the changing climate.
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Front Vet Sci
August 2025
Institute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Büsum, Germany.
Introduction: Harbor seals () and grey seals () are infected by trophically transmitted intestinal cestodes of the genus . species can cause zoonotic infections in humans when larval stages are ingested with undercooked fish products. Diphyllobothriid cestode prevalence, infection dynamics, and health impact in phocid seals around densely populated coastal areas are little understood, and their species delineation remains challenging.
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November 2024
Department of Geography, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany.
The capacity of river mouths to reduce storm surge water levels upstream, referred to as along-estuary attenuation, has been assessed by several studies. The coastal protection function of semi-enclosed water bodies such as lagoons and channels with narrow inlets remains less explored and generalization is hampered by differences in morphology and hydrodynamic forcing. Here we use a hydrodynamic model to investigate surge attenuation along a microtidal channel with a narrow inlet at the Baltic Sea coast of Germany called The Schlei.
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February 2025
Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
The record storm surge of October 2023, which hit the southwestern German Baltic Sea, not only resulted in significant damages to coastal communities and infrastructure but also demonstrated that the region was prepared and able to avoid loss of lives and other catastrophic impacts. Numerical modelling has been a key tool utilised for providing information to support coastal flood management, at different levels of planning, for such events. Based on recent research conducted in the Baltic coast region as well as on empirical evidence acquired during the event, we present an operational scheme that utilises modelling tools and frameworks for supporting coastal flood management in the region.
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August 2025
Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science, 3, Etemadzadeh St., West Fatemi Blvd., Tehran, Iran. Electronic address:
The microplastics (0.3-5 mm) and mesoplastics (5-25 mm) in the non-tidal estuary of the Pregolya River (south-eastern Baltic Sea) were investigated for the first time in order to trace the retention zone (estuarine microplastic maxima, EMPM) at the river-sea interface, which is characterised by a salinity gradient. The mean abundance of all plastics (0.
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August 2025
Tallinn University of Technology, Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia. Electronic address:
The role of plastics is well-documented in the literature reflecting on its impact on a global economy, planetary and human health. However, there is an urgent need for additional studies analysing their carbon emissions and ways to handle them. This short communication discusses the measures needed to understand and mitigate plastics' carbon footprint while paving a path toward cleaner, sustainable and circular plastic industry.
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