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“ The Baltic Sea ecosystem – threats and challenges ”. Al’ona Shulika Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University Department of Hydrology and Hydroecology. Countries that border on the sea:. Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Latvia Lithuania Poland Russia Sweden. Geophysical data.
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“The Baltic Sea ecosystem – threats and challenges” • Al’onaShulika • Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University • Department of Hydrology and Hydroecology
Countries that border on the sea: Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Latvia Lithuania Poland Russia Sweden
Geophysical data • The Baltic Sea is a brackish inland sea, perhaps the largest body of brackish water in the world. • The Baltic Sea occupies a basin formed by glacial erosion during the last few Ice Ages.
Fertilizer runoff from surrounding agricultural land has exacerbated the problem and led to increased eutrophication.