Tools for evaluation and management of eutrophication - GisBloom

Healthy local lakes -video was published in September 2013

Aims

• The improved understanding of algal bloom and eutrophication responses to management measures and to climate change in lakes and coastal areas.
• The innovative combination of nationwide data and models on climate, hydrology, hydrobiology, land-use, management measures, nutrient loads and water quality responses.
• Real-time forecasts for algal blooming in river basins and around 48 000 Finnish lakes on a daily basis.
• A web-based map service and interactive portal (LakeWiki) aimed at facilitating participatory river basin management. This process will inform the selection of cost-efficient measures for river basin management plans in eight pilot areas.
• The demonstration and validation of integrated results and tools.

Main activities

1. The collation, analyses and demonstration of data.
2. The implementation of models, web tools and services.
3. The demonstration in seven river basin management projects.

Results

Environmental:

• Decreased frequency and extend of algal blooms.
• Adaptation of management to climate change impacts.

Outputs:

• Integrated, web-based tools and services for monitoring, ecological and cost-benefit analyses, forecasting and decision making.
• Demonstration in seven river basin management projects.
• Cost-efficient management of eutrophication and algal blooming.

Main EU policy targeted

By integrating available data and models into river basin management plans and by developing a participatory approach, the project will contribute to the achievement of the environmental objectives of the EU Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (2008/56/EC) and the Nitrates Directive.

Presentation, posters and brochures

            Press releases

•  (30.9.2013)
•  (1.10.2012)
•  (22.3.2011)

            Presentations

• Using linear mixed models in lake management and decision making. GisBloom project poster (August 2012).pdf (340 kt)
• Explaining the recent changes in agricultural nutrient load in Finland. Petri Ekholm SYKE (August 2012).ppt (5 Mt)
• Demonstration of web based map service VESINETTI to integrate data and models for participatory river basin management. Olli Malve SYKE (August 2012).ppt (6 Mt)
• Tools for participatory river basin management. Waterpraxis-seminar. Olli Malve (19.1.2011).pptx (1,5 Mt)
  > Waterpraxis seminar: Climate & River Basin Management Symposium 2011
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  GisBloom project brochure and poster:
• GisBloom project brochure.pdf  (2 Mb)
• GisBloom project poster (25.01.2011).pdf (5 Mb)

          Reports

• Laymans report (pdf, 8 Mt)

          The trailer of the GisBloom-project was published in January 2013 (In Finnish):

• Järviwiki ja vesinetti - uusia välineitä vesien hoidon tueksi -video
• Järviwiki - the web service of Finnish lakes

More information

Project co-ordinator, Senior Research Scientists Olli Malve, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE, firstname.surname@ymparisto.fi

Research Engineer Pia Rotko, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE,
firstname.surname@ymparisto.fi

Järviwiki:

Web Journalist Matti Lindholm, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE,
firstname.surname@ymparisto.fi

Vesinetti:

Researcher Niina Kotamäki,  Finnish Environment Institute SYKE,
firstname.surname@ymparisto.fi

Sales director Jorma Haikonen, Oy Arbonaut Ltd
firstname.surname@ymparisto.fi

Project acknowledges the funding received from the EU LIFE-Environment programme. Life09 ENV/FI/000569