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BaltGene

Pollution, overfishing and climate change impose severe challenges for the Baltic Sea. A wide pool of genetic diversity can provide possibilities for species to adapt and ensure important ecosystems to function in the future. It is time to make genetic biodiversity be part of Baltic Sea management and conservation.

Management & Conservation
What is genetic biodiversity?
Management & Conservation
Why should we care?
Management & Conservation
Management situations
Human use of the marine environment affects biodiversity on all levels, including the genetic level. Thus, considering the…
Management & Conservation
Species genetic advice
Here, we provide genetic knowledge of some marine species in the Baltic Sea. Based on our studies, we discuss species…
Management & Conservation
The unique Baltic Sea
Maintaining biodiversity is a crucial goal for the Baltic Sea. But it cannot be reached without also protecting the…

BaltGene communicates scientific results on genetic biodiversity in the Baltic Sea directly to stakeholders. The site presents genetic data on key species, including scientifically based advice for management and conservation of genetic biodiversity.

Recommendations for conservation and management of Baltic Sea genetic biodiversity (PDF)
Maintaining biodiversity is a crucial goal for the Baltic Sea. But it cannot be reached without also protecting the diversity within species – the genetic diversity. This publication from the BONUS Bambi project, aims to increase the recognition of the role of genetic biodiversity.
pdf, 1.74 MB

Review on genetics

The review "Baltic Sea genetic biodiversity: Current knowledge relating to conservation management" summarizes knowledge of population genetic patterns in many species. 

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BaltGene website was produced by research project BONUS BAMBI, running 2014–2017. Information on the website is based on results from BONUS BAMBI, BONUS+ project BaltGene and Centre for Marine Evolutionary Biology CeMEB.

BaltGene web is financed by BONUS and FORMAS.

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