• Are European Blue Economy ambitions in conflict with European environmental visions? 

      Andersen, Jesper H.; Al-Hamdani, Zyad; Carstensen, Jacob; Edelvang, Karen; Egekvist, Josefine; Kaae, Berit C; Hammer, Kathrine Jul; Harvey, E. Therese; Leth, Jørgen O; McClintock, William; Murray, Ciaran; Olafsson, Anton S; Olsen, Jeppe; Sveegaard, Signe; Tougaard, Jakob (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      We report the outcomes of a comprehensive study of the potential consequences of the implementation of the EU Maritime Spatial Planning Directive (MSPD) in Danish waters. The analyses are anchored in a framework developed ...
    • Climate mitigation and intensified forest management in Norway: To what extent are surface waters safeguarded? 

      Sundnes, Frode; Karlsson, Marianne; Platjouw, Froukje Maria; Clarke, Nicholas; Kaste, Øyvind; Valinia, Salar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      While the role of forestry in mitigating climate change is increasingly subject to political commitment, other areas, such as water protection, may be at risk. In this study, we ask whether surface waters are sufficiently ...
    • Combined effects of human pressures on Europe’s marine ecosystems 

      Korpinen, Samuli; Laamanen, Leena; Bergström, Lena; Nurmi, Marco; Andersen, Jesper Harbo; Haapaniemi, Juuso; Harvey, E. Therese; Murray, Ciaran Joseph; Peterlin, Monika; Kallenbach, Emilie; Klancnik, Katja; Stein, Ulf; Tunesi, Leonardo; Vaughan, David; Reker, Johnny (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Marine ecosystems are under high demand for human use, giving concerns about how pressures from human activities may affect their structure, function, and status. In Europe, recent developments in mapping of marine habitats ...
    • Comparing nutrient reference concentrations in Nordic countries with focus on lowland rivers 

      Skarbøvik, Eva; Aroviita, Jukka; Fölster, Jens; Solheim, Anne Lyche; Kyllmar, Katarina; Rankinen, Katri; Kronvang, Brian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Reference conditions of water bodies are defined as the natural or minimal anthropogenically disturbed state. We compared the methods for determining total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations in rivers in Finland, ...
    • Potential impacts of a future Nordic bioeconomy on surface water quality 

      Marttila, Hannu; Lepistö, Ahti; Tolvanen, Anne; Bechmann, Marianne; Kyllmar, Katarina; Juutinen, Artti; Wenng, Hannah Tabea; Skarbøvik, Eva; Futter, Martyn; Kortelainen, Pirkko; Rankinen, Katri; Hellsten, Seppo; Kløve, Bjørn; Kronvang, Brian; Kaste, Øyvind; Solheim, Anne Lyche; Bhattacharjee, Joy; Rakovic, Jelena; de Wit, Heleen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Nordic water bodies face multiple stressors due to human activities, generating diffuse loading and climate change. The ‘green shift’ towards a bio-based economy poses new demands and increased pressure on the environment. ...
    • Streamwater responses to reduced nitrogen deposition at four small upland catchments in Norway 

      Kaste, Øyvind; Austnes, Kari; de Wit, Heleen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Reduced emissions of nitrogen (N) in Europe have resulted in decreasing atmospheric deposition since 1990. Long-term data (1988–2017) from four small Norwegian catchments located along gradients in N deposition, rainfall, ...