Long-term trends in Secchi depth in the Baltic Sea

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作者
Sanden, P [1 ]
Hakansson, B [1 ]
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[1] SWEDISH METEOROL & HYDROL INST, S-60176 NORRKOPING, SWEDEN
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10.4319/lo.1996.41.2.0346
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Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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Nutrient loads to the Baltic Sea have increased during the last century, and primary production has probably also risen. However, the evidence of such a rise is circumstantial, and most of the available findings concerning primary production cover only brief time periods. A more appropriate type of data in this area is Secchi disk measurements. We present the results of trend tests applied to Secchi depth values recorded during two discrete time periods: 1919-1939 and 1969-1991. We performed a step trend test to compare the data from the two periods and applied a monotonic trend test to the later series. Both tests showed that Secchi depth decreased by similar to 0.05 m yr(-1) during both periods. Calculations of changes in chlorophyll concentrations suggest a yearly increase of similar to 1%. Extending the calculations to represent primary production indicates an increase of slightly <1% yr(-1). These calculations, however, are unreliable due to substantial uncertainty regarding the relationships between Secchi depth and chlorophyll concentration and chlorophyll and primary production.
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