Eutrophication of brackish waters drives phytoplankton blooms that supply dissolved organic matter, which, in turn, supports the proliferation of the pathogenic bacterium Vibrio vulnificus with no mitigation by seagrass beds, suggesting microbial and geochemical water and sediment analyses across the Baltic Sea.
- David J. Riedinger
- Victor Fernández-Juárez
- Matthias Labrenz