Bornholm Basin
E36604
Bornholm Basin is a deep, low-oxygen sub-basin in the southern Baltic Sea that plays a key role in the region’s water exchange and marine ecology.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
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marine basin → sub-basin → |
| borderedBy |
island of Bornholm
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| connectedTo |
Arkona Basin
→
Gdansk Basin → Gotland Basin → |
| experiences |
episodic major Baltic inflows
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saltwater inflows from the North Sea via the Danish Straits → strong vertical salinity stratification → strong vertical temperature stratification → |
| hasBottomWater |
frequently oxygen-depleted
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subject to hydrogen sulfide formation during anoxia → |
| hasCharacteristic |
deep
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low-oxygen → periodic hypoxia → seasonal anoxia in bottom waters → stratified water column → |
| hasMaximumDepth |
approximately 90 meters
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| hasProcess |
intense organic matter mineralization at the seafloor
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nutrient release from sediments under anoxic conditions → |
| hasRole |
important for marine ecology of the Baltic Sea
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key area for water exchange in the Baltic Sea → |
| hasSediments |
fine-grained
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organic-rich → |
| importantFor |
cod spawning habitat in the Baltic Sea
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regional fisheries in the Baltic Sea → |
| influences |
distribution of benthic fauna in the Baltic Sea
→
fish habitat conditions in the Baltic Sea → nutrient cycling in the Baltic Sea → oxygen conditions in the southern Baltic Sea → phytoplankton dynamics in the Baltic Sea → |
| isSubjectOf |
climate change impact studies
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eutrophication impact assessments → marine ecology studies in the Baltic Sea → oceanographic research on hypoxia → |
| locatedEastOf |
island of Bornholm
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|
| locatedIn |
Baltic Sea
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southern Baltic Sea → |
| locatedInCountryExclusiveEconomicZone |
Denmark
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Poland → Sweden → |
| monitoredBy |
Baltic Sea environmental monitoring programs
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| monitoredFor |
nutrient levels
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oxygen concentration → salinity and temperature profiles → |
| partOf |
Baltic Sea
→
Baltic Sea deep basins → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Baltic Sea
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hasPart |