Reduction of the Land-Based Discharges to the Curonian Lagoon in a View of a Climate Change Perspective

Abstract

Abstract Following the EU Water Framework Directive along with the earlier Nitrate and Wastewater treatment directives there was a national programme to reduce the nutrient and organic load into the Nemunas river and the Curonian lagoon that was adopted in 2006. However, the implementation of the programme could shift N:P ratio even more towards the nitrogen limitation, facilitating the development of the cyanobacteria blooms. The role of the foreseen climatic trends in the region discussed along with the possible ecological consequences. Keywords Nutrient load reduction - climate change - eutrophication - estuarine lagoon Ref: E. Gonenc et al. (eds.), Sustainable Use and Development of Watersheds, 403�413. c Springer Science + Business Media B.V. 2008 Book Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security ISSN: 1874-6519 (Print) 1874-6543 (Online) ISBN: 978-1-4020-8557-4 (Print) 978-1-4020-8558-1 (Online) Book: Sustainable Use and Development of Watersheds Publisher: Springer Netherlands Pages: 403-413 Razinkovas, Dailidiene and Pilkaityte 2008 - Reduction of the Land-Based Discharges to the Curonian Lagoon in a View of a Climate Change Perspective