Search Results - "Lubiene, Irma"
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Stoichiometry of regenerated nutrients differs between native and invasive freshwater mussels with implications for algal growth
Published in Freshwater biology (01-04-2019)“…Filter‐feeding mussels couple benthic and pelagic environments and create biogeochemical hot spots. Mussels may exert either top‐down control (via filtration)…”
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A bioturbator, a holobiont, and a vector: The multifaceted role of Chironomus plumosus in shaping N‐cycling
Published in Freshwater biology (01-06-2021)“…Tube‐dwelling chironomid larvae are among the few taxa that can withstand and thrive in the organic‐rich sediments typical of eutrophic freshwater ecosystems…”
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Microphytobenthos and chironomid larvae attenuate nutrient recycling in shallow‐water sediments
Published in Freshwater biology (01-02-2018)“…In shallow‐water sediments, the combined action of microphytobenthos and bioturbating fauna may differentially affect benthic nutrient fluxes and exert a…”
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Variable Oxygen Levels Lead to Variable Stoichiometry of Benthic Nutrient Fluxes in a Hypertrophic Estuary
Published in Estuaries and coasts (01-05-2021)“…Harmful blooms of cyanobacteria may extend over long time spans due to self-sustaining mechanisms. We hypothesized that settled blooms may increase…”
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Origin and fate of dissolved organic matter in four shallow Baltic Sea estuaries
Published in Biogeochemistry (01-06-2021)“…Coastal waters have strong gradients in dissolved organic matter (DOM) quantity and characteristics, originating from terrestrial inputs and autochthonous…”
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Assessing nature and dynamics of POM in transitional environment (the Curonian Lagoon, SE Baltic Sea) using a stable isotope approach
Published in Ecological indicators (01-11-2017)“…•The evaluation of POM nature in the SE Baltic Sea is provided.•Phytoplankton is the main contributor to POM in the research area.•The higher input of detrital…”
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Recent Trends (2012–2016) of N, Si, and P Export from the Nemunas River Watershed: Loads, Unbalanced Stoichiometry, and Threats for Downstream Aquatic Ecosystems
Published in Water (Basel) (01-09-2018)“…The Curonian Lagoon, the largest in Europe, suffers from nuisance cyanobacterial blooms during summer, probably triggered by unbalanced nutrient availability…”
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Zebra Mussel Holobionts Fix and Recycle Nitrogen in Lagoon Sediments
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (19-01-2021)“…Bivalves are ubiquitous filter-feeders able to alter ecosystems functions. Their impact on nitrogen (N) cycling is commonly related to their filter-feeding…”
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Biogeochemical Budgets of Nutrients and Metabolism in the Curonian Lagoon (South East Baltic Sea): Spatial and Temporal Variations
Published in Water (Basel) (01-01-2022)“…Estuaries are biogeochemical reactors able to modulate the transfer of energy and matter from the watershed to the coastal zones and to retain or remove large…”
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The Effect of Chironomid Larvae on Nitrogen Cycling and Microbial Communities in Soft Sediments
Published in Water (Basel) (01-09-2019)“…The combination of biogeochemical methods and molecular techniques has the potential to uncover the black-box of the nitrogen (N) cycle in bioturbated…”
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Drivers of Cyanobacterial Blooms in a Hypertrophic Lagoon
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (15-11-2018)“…The Curonian Lagoon is Europe’s largest lagoon and one of the most seriously impacted by harmful blooms of cyanobacteria. Intensive studies over the past 20…”
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Phthalate esters delivery to the largest European lagoon: Sources, partitioning and seasonal variations
Published in Environmental research (15-10-2023)“…Phthalate esters (PAEs) due to their ability to leach from plastics, widely used in our daily life, are intensely accumulating in wastewater water treatment…”
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The seasonal distribution of plasticizers in estuarine system: Controlling factors, storage and impact on the ecosystem
Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (15-03-2024)“…Plasticizers such as phthalate esters (PAEs) are commonly used in various consumer and industrial products. This widespread use raises valid concerns regarding…”
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Active DNRA and denitrification in oxic hypereutrophic waters
Published in Water research (Oxford) (15-04-2021)“…•DNRA was the main nitrate reduction process in the water.•Denitrification was also detected in the water, but was predominant in the sediment.•These processes…”
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Coastal wastewater treatment plants as a source of endocrine disrupting micropollutants: a case study of Lithuania in the Baltic Sea
Published in Marine pollution bulletin (01-03-2024)“…In temperate coastal areas, the resident population often increases during holidays. As a result, this can lead to higher wastewater production and release of…”
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Phosphorus Cycling in a Freshwater Estuary Impacted by Cyanobacterial Blooms
Published in Estuaries and coasts (01-09-2016)“…The availability of reactive phosphorus (P) may promote cyanobacterial blooms, a worldwide increasing phenomenon. Cyanobacteria may also regulate benthic P…”
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Carbon Fluxes from River to Sea: Sources and Fate of Carbon in a Shallow, Coastal Lagoon
Published in Estuaries and coasts (01-07-2023)“…Lagoons act to transport, retain (via sedimentation), and divert (via outgassing) carbon (C) on its route from land to sea. Their role in transporting vs…”
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Temporal and spatial differences in nitrogen and phosphorus biogeochemistry and ecosystem functioning of a hypertrophic lagoon (Curonian Lagoon, SE Baltic Sea) revealed via Ecological Network Analysis
Published in The Science of the total environment (15-04-2024)“…In coastal lagoons, eutrophication and hydrology are interacting factors that produce distortions in biogeochemical nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) cycles…”
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Rare but large bivalves alter benthic respiration and nutrient recycling in riverine sediments
Published in Aquatic ecology (01-03-2017)“…Bioturbation studies have generally analyzed small and abundant organisms while the contribution to the benthic metabolism by rare, large macrofauna has…”
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Spatiotemporal patterns of N 2 fixation in coastal waters derived from rate measurements and remote sensing
Published in Biogeosciences (18-03-2021)“…Coastal lagoons are important sites for nitrogen (N) removal via sediment burial and denitrification. Blooms of heterocystous cyanobacteria may diminish N…”
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