Tamara Zalewska, Michal Iwaniak, Wojciech Kraśniewski, Patryk Sapiega, Beata Danowska, Michał Saniewski, Marta Rybka-Murat, Agnieszka Grajewska, Kamil Wawryniuk
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Abstract
The research aimed to develop the complete method for the classification of the hydromorphological status of transitional and coastal water bodies in the southern Baltic region with its adaptation to the current legislation and marine management requirements. The method considers impact and pressure indicators, such as infrastructure and activities carried out in coastal and marine areas, which may affect the change of hydromorphological status and habitat conditions. The methodology covers the change in hydrodynamic conditions, such as the wave regime, sea currents, freshwater inflow, and morphological changes defined by the dominant sediment fraction. The methodology is based on the seven indicators. Administrative, measurement and reanalysis data were used for their classification. The indicators scores were used for the hydromorphological quality index (HQI) calculation. Based on data from 2022, the classification of hydromorphological status showed good status in seven and moderate status in four water bodies.
期刊介绍:
Continental Shelf Research publishes articles dealing with the biological, chemical, geological and physical oceanography of the shallow marine environment, from coastal and estuarine waters out to the shelf break. The continental shelf is a critical environment within the land-ocean continuum, and many processes, functions and problems in the continental shelf are driven by terrestrial inputs transported through the rivers and estuaries to the coastal and continental shelf areas. Manuscripts that deal with these topics must make a clear link to the continental shelf. Examples of research areas include:
Physical sedimentology and geomorphology
Geochemistry of the coastal ocean (inorganic and organic)
Marine environment and anthropogenic effects
Interaction of physical dynamics with natural and manmade shoreline features
Benthic, phytoplankton and zooplankton ecology
Coastal water and sediment quality, and ecosystem health
Benthic-pelagic coupling (physical and biogeochemical)
Interactions between physical dynamics (waves, currents, mixing, etc.) and biogeochemical cycles
Estuarine, coastal and shelf sea modelling and process studies.