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Admiral Saumarez versus Napoleon : the Baltic, 1807-12
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ISBN: 9781846156076 Year: 2008 Publisher: Woodbridge Boydell Press

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Ostsee, 700-2000: Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft, Kultur
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ISBN: 9783853712764 Year: 2008 Publisher: Wien Promedia

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Profiles of seabirds and waterbirds of the German North and Baltic Seas : Distribution, ecology and sensitivities to human activities within the marine environment
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ISBN: 9783784339610 Year: 2008 Publisher: Bonn Bundesamt für Naturschutz

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marine ecology --- birds --- North Sea --- Baltic Sea --- Germany


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Assessment of Climate Change for the Baltic Sea Basin
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ISBN: 9783540727866 Year: 2008 Publisher: Berlin Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Climate change and its impact on our life, our en- Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment vironment and ecosystems in general, are in these (GEWEX) of the World Climate Research P- days at the forefront of public concern and polit- gram (WCRP). ical attention. The Intergovernmental Panel on The ?rst chapter of the book places the initia- Climate Change (IPCC) reports have amply doc- tive in context, clari?es a few key concepts and umented that anthropogenic climate change is an summarizes the key results; Chapters 2 to 5 d- ongoing trend, which will continue into the future ument the knowledge about recent and ongoing and may be associated with grave implications. changes in meteorological, oceanographical, hy- Thus, one conclusion to be drawn is clear - the drological and cryospherical variables, about s- driver for this climate change should be curtailed nariosofpossiblefutureclimaticconditions,about to the extent socially responsible and sustainable. changes in terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, We need to strongly reduce the emissions of radia- and about changes in marine ecosystems. A series tively active gases into the atmosphere. of appendices provide background material rele- However, even the most optimistic emission re- vant in this context. ductionscenariosenvisiononlyalimitedsuccessin Two remarkable aspects of the BACC init- thwarting climate change. What is possible is to tive should be mentioned.


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Assessment of Climate Change for the Baltic Sea Basin
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Ecology of Baltic Coastal Waters
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ISBN: 9783540735243 Year: 2008 Publisher: Berlin Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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The Baltic Sea is one of the most investigated water bodies in the world. For decades, the many highly industrialised nations around the Baltic have financed basic and applied investigations, as well as the building and development of research stations and vessels. After World War II, research in the Baltic Proper was intensified and investi- tions became much more international. The main goals of such investigations were analysis of the eutrophication and pollution of the Baltic Sea, and development of mitigating strategies (e.g. the HELCOM-Program). In contrast, research into the coastal zones was carried out mainly under national sovereignty by individual governments due to differing political regimes. Consequently, there was a lack of international collaboration and publications regarding these regions. This changed following the collapse of the former socialist governments. Nevertheless, research activities in the coastal regions still lag behind those in the Baltic Proper. A general description is further hampered by the great variety of coastal water ecosystems. The aim of this book is to overcome this lack by presenting the important Baltic coastal zones in the form of ecological case studies . In this way the book rep- sents an important supplement to literature concerning the Baltic Proper.


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Eutrophication in the Baltic Sea : Present Situation, Nutrient Transport Processes, Remedial Strategies
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ISBN: 9783540709091 Year: 2008 Publisher: Berlin Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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For many years the reduction of eutrophication in the Baltic Sea has been a hot issue for mass-media, science, political parties and environmental action groups with manifold implications related to fisheries (will the Baltic cod survive?), sustainable coastal development (have billions of Euros been wasted on nitrogen reductions?), ecotoxicology (can we safely eat Baltic fish?). This book takes a holistic process-based ecosystem perspective on the eutrophication in the Baltic Sea, with a focus on the factors regulating how the system would respond to changes in nutrient loading. This includes a very special process for the Baltic Sea: land uplift. After being depressed by the glacial ice, the land is now slowly rising adding vast amounts of previously deposited nutrients and clay particles to the system. 110,000 to 140,000 tons of phosphorus per year are added to the system from land uplift, in comparison to the 30,000 tons of phosphorus per year from rivers.


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Tools and Criteria for Sustainable Coastal Ecosystem Management : Examples from the Baltic Sea and Other Aquatic Systems
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ISBN: 9783540783633 Year: 2008 Publisher: Berlin Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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The aim of this book is to discuss practically useful (operational) bioindicators for sustainable coastal management, criteria for coastal area sensitivity to eutrophication and an approach set a "biological value" of coastal areas. These bioindicators should meet defined criteria for practical usefulness, e.g., they should be simple to understand and apply to managers and scientists with different educational backgrounds. Central aspects for this book concern effect-load-sensitivity analyses. One and the same nutrient loading may cause different effects in coastal areas of different sensitivity. Remedial measures should be carried out in a cost-effective manner and this book discusses methods and criteria for this. Remedial strategies should generally focus on phosphorus rather than nitrogen because the effects of nitrogen reductions can rarely be predicted well and nitrogen reductions may favour the bloom of harmful cyanobacteria. Three case-studies exemplify the practical use of the bioindicators and concepts discussed in the book. The first concerns how local emissions of nutrients affect the receiving waters when all important nutrient fluxes are accounted for. The second concerns how to find reference values for "good" ecological status to set targets for remedial actions. The third gives a reconstruction of eutrophication. If the development during the last 100 years can be understood, key prerequisites to turn the development would be at hand. This book should attract considerable interest from researchers in marine ecology, consultants and administrators interested in management and studies of coastal systems.


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Eutrophication in the Baltic Sea : Present Situation, Nutrient Transport Processes, Remedial Strategies
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Ecology of Baltic Coastal Waters
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The Baltic Sea is one of the most investigated water bodies in the world. For decades, the many highly industrialised nations around the Baltic have financed basic and applied investigations, as well as the building and development of research stations and vessels. After World War II, research in the Baltic Proper was intensified and investi- tions became much more international. The main goals of such investigations were analysis of the eutrophication and pollution of the Baltic Sea, and development of mitigating strategies (e.g. the HELCOM-Program). In contrast, research into the coastal zones was carried out mainly under national sovereignty by individual governments due to differing political regimes. Consequently, there was a lack of international collaboration and publications regarding these regions. This changed following the collapse of the former socialist governments. Nevertheless, research activities in the coastal regions still lag behind those in the Baltic Proper. A general description is further hampered by the great variety of coastal water ecosystems. The aim of this book is to overcome this lack by presenting the important Baltic coastal zones in the form of ecological case studies . In this way the book rep- sents an important supplement to literature concerning the Baltic Proper.

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