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Bärbel Müller-Karulis

Bärbel Müller-Karulis

Overview

Bärbel Müller-Karulis is affiliated with Stockholm University in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with specific expertise in oceanography and global and planetary change.

Their work encompasses several subfields, including environmental chemistry, management, monitoring, policy and law, and ecology. The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Marine biology and ecology research
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Soil and water nutrient dynamics
  • Coastal and marine management
  • Marine bivalve and aquaculture studies
  • Geology and paleoclimatology research

Recent publications by Müller-Karulis and colleagues demonstrate their active engagement in marine environmental issues. Examples of their papers include:

  • Climate change in the Baltic Sea region: a summary (2022, Earth System Dynamics)
  • Biogeochemical functioning of the Baltic Sea (2022, Earth System Dynamics)
  • Effects of Nutrient Management Scenarios on Marine Eutrophication Indicators: A Pan-European, Multi-Model Assessment in Support of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (2021, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • Reference state, structure, regime shifts, and regulatory drivers in a coastal sea over the last century: The Central Baltic Sea case (2021, Limnology and Oceanography)
  • The meagre future of benthic fauna in a coastal sea-Benthic responses to recovery from eutrophication in a changing climate (2020, Global Change Biology)

They frequently publish in notable venues such as Frontiers in Marine Science (4 publications), Earth System Dynamics (2 publications), The Science of The Total Environment (2 publications), OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) at La Trobe University (2 publications), and Global Change Biology (1 publication).

Collaborations play a significant role in their research. Frequent co-authors include Maciej T. Tomczak, Bo G. Gustafsson, Christoph Humborg, Thorsten Blenckner, and Christian Möllmann, indicating a strong network in marine and environmental sciences.

Best Publications

  • Reorganization of a large marine ecosystem due to atmospheric and anthropogenic pressure: a discontinuous regime shift in the Central Baltic Sea

    Christian Möllmann;Rabea Diekmann;Rabea Diekmann;Bärbel Müller-Karulis;Georgs Kornilovs

  • Reconstructing the Development of Baltic Sea Eutrophication 1850–2006

    Bo G. Gustafsson;Frederik Schenk;Thorsten Blenckner;Kari Eilola

  • Effects of climate and overfishing on zooplankton dynamics and ecosystem structure: regime shifts, trophic cascade, and feedback loops in a simple ecosystem

    Christian Möllmann;Bärbel Müller-Karulis;Georgs Kornilovs;Michael A. St John

  • Trophic status of the south-eastern Baltic Sea: A comparison of coastal and open areas

    N. Wasmund;A. Andrushaitis;E. Łysiak-Pastuszak;B. Müller-Karulis

  • Hypoxia in future climates : a model ensemble study for the Baltic Sea

    H. E. M. Meier;H. C. Andersson;K. Eilola;B. G. Gustafsson

  • Impact of climate change on ecological quality indicators and biogeochemical fluxes in the Baltic sea: a multi-model ensemble study.

    H. E. Markus Meier;Bärbel Müller-Karulis;Helén C. Andersson;Christian Dieterich

  • Comparing reconstructed past variations and future projections of the Baltic Sea ecosystem—first results from multi-model ensemble simulations

    H E Markus Meier;Helén C Andersson;Berit Arheimer;Thorsten Blenckner

  • Combined effects of global climate change and regional ecosystem drivers on an exploited marine food web

    Susa Niiranen;Susa Niiranen;Johanna Yletyinen;Johanna Yletyinen;Maciej T. Tomczak;Thorsten Blenckner

  • Making the ecosystem approach operational—Can regime shifts in ecological- and governance systems facilitate the transition?

    H. Österblom;A. Gårdmark;L. Bergström;B. Müller-Karulis

  • Implementing ecosystem-based fisheries management: from single-species to integrated ecosystem assessment and advice for Baltic Sea fish stocks

    Christian Möllmann;Martin Lindegren;Thorsten Blenckner;Lena Bergström

  • Past, Present and Future Eutrophication Status of the Baltic Sea

    Ciarán J. Murray;Bärbel Muller-Karulis;Jacob Carstensen;Jacob Carstensen;Daniel Joseph Conley

  • Extremes of Temperature, Oxygen and Blooms in the Baltic Sea in a Changing Climate

    Thomas Neumann;Kari Eilola;Bo Gustafsson;Bärbel Müller-Karulis

  • Biological ensemble modeling to evaluate potential futures of living marine resources.

    Anna Gårdmark;Martin Lindegren;Stefan Neuenfeldt;Thorsten Blenckner

  • Modeling Social-Ecological Scenarios in Marine Systems

    Henrik Österblom;Andrew Merrie;Marc Metian;Wiebren J. Boonstra

  • Analysis of trophic networks and carbon flows in south-eastern Baltic coastal ecosystems

    Maciej T. Tomczak;Bärbel Müller-Karulis;Leili Järv;Jonne Kotta

  • Assessment of Eutrophication Abatement Scenarios for the Baltic Sea by Multi-Model Ensemble Simulations

    H. E. Markus Meier;H. E. Markus Meier;Moa K. Edman;Kari J. Eilola;Manja Placke

  • Assessment of Uncertainties in Scenario Simulations of Biogeochemical Cycles in the Baltic Sea

    Markus Meier;Markus Meier;Moa Kristina Edman;Kari Juhani Eilola;Manja Placke

  • Key processes in the coupled carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycling of the Baltic Sea

    Erik Gustafsson;Oleg P. Savchuk;Bo G. Gustafsson;Bärbel Müller-Karulis

  • Climate Change in the Baltic Sea Region: A Summary

    H. E. Markus Meier;H. E. Markus Meier;Madline Kniebusch;Christian Dieterich;Matthias Gröger

  • Reconstructing the Development of Baltic Sea Eutrophication

    Bo G. Gustafsson;Frederik Schenk;Thorsten Blenckner;Kari Eilola

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Möllmann
Christian Möllmann Universität Hamburg
Thomas Neumann
Thomas Neumann Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
Oleg P. Savchuk
Oleg P. Savchuk Stockholm University
Kari Eilola
Kari Eilola Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
Eduardo Zorita
Eduardo Zorita Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research
Diego Macías
Diego Macías Spanish National Research Council
Anders Omstedt
Anders Omstedt University of Gothenburg
Bruna Grizzetti
Bruna Grizzetti Université Paris Cité
Maja Schlüter
Maja Schlüter Stockholm University
Jørgen E. Olesen
Jørgen E. Olesen Aarhus University

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