Post on 14-Dec-2015
“The Baltic Sea ecosystem – threats and challenges”
Al’ona ShulikaKyiv Taras Shevchenko National University
Department of Hydrology and Hydroecology
Countries that border on the sea:
DenmarkEstoniaFinlandGermanyLatviaLithuaniaPolandRussiaSweden
Geophysical dataThe Baltic Sea is a brackish inland
sea, perhaps the largest body of brackish water in the world.
The Baltic Sea occupies a basin formed by glacial erosion during the last few Ice Ages.
Fertilizer runoff from surrounding agricultural land has exacerbated the problem and led to increased eutrophication.
Thank You for attention !)