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BIO-C3
SCIENCE
Goal
To
investigate
the
dynamics
of
biodiversity in the Baltic Sea, their causes
and the consequences for the function of
food webs. This includes implications for
biodiversity management policies.
Background
Baltic biodiversity is historically dynamic
responding to various drivers. Species
diversity is generally low and contains
many recent immigrants and glacial relict
species because of low salinity and
relatively young age of the Baltic.
Nevertheless, Baltic food webs sustain
many goods and services valued by
society. With global change, distributional
and compositional changes of benthic and
pelagic communities are occurring and/or
projected,
raising
concern
about
consequences for this system.
The Science
Using projections of abiotic/biotic drivers
(climate change, eutrophication, species
invasions, fisheries), BIO-C3 will assess
how biodiversity responds in time and
space. We will investigate the potential
and genetic basis for colonisation,
acclimation and adaptation of species and
populations to extreme conditions in the
Baltic Sea, and how compositional and
adaptive changes of Baltic biodiversity
affect ecosystem functions. Results will
feed into impact assessments that guide
management policies including improved
operationalization of status indicators, and
guidelines for MPAs.
BIO-C3
CONTACT
[email protected]
www.bio-c3.eu
Thorsten Reusch - COORDINATOR
Fritz Köster - CO-COORDINATOR
Cornelia Jaspers - SCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR
Jan Dierking - SCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR
COORDINATED BY
BIO-C3
FUNDING
Biodiversity changes causes, consequences and
management implications
BIO-C3
FACTS
BIO-C3
PARTNERS
BIO-C3
GOALS
Baltic Sea biodiversity research covering
gene to ecosystem perspective
Focus on biodiversity from genotypes to
ecosystems.
> 50 scientists involved
Investigate physiological tolerance and
adaptation potential in contrasting habitats
from coasts to the deep basins and along
gradients of salinity, temperature , diversity.
partners from 7 European countries
and 13 research institutes & universities
3.5 year project lifetime
o Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research
Kiel, GEOMAR
3.7 Mio EUR budget + 3 Mio EUR
infrastructure time
o National Institute of Aquatic Resources,
Technical University of Denmark
o University of Hamburg
o Stockholm University
BIO-C3
o National Marine Fisheries Research
Institute
STRUCTURE
o Estonian Marine Institute
o Finnish Environmental Institute
o Klaipeda University – Coastal Research
and Planning Institute
o DHI
o Gothenburg University
o Thünen Institute – Institute of Baltic Sea
Fisheries
o Swedish Meteorological and
Hydrological Institute
o Åbo Akademi University
BIO-C3 addresses biodiversity in 6 work packages.
Biodiversity changes causes, consequences and management implications
Study biodiversity changes under different
driver scenarios in the past, at present and
make predictions for the future e.g. due to
eutrophication, pH, fisheries, bio-invasions.
Address biodiversity from a functional and
trait based perspective to understand
impacts of changing biodiversity on
ecosystem functioning.
Assess Good Environmental State (GES)
indicators to give advice and validate
management tools.