“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 !)