... necessary. Seas Rivers Sedimentation Contamination Estuaries Sediments Environmental assessment Toxicity Weight of evidence Risk assessment Estuaries are highly productive yet complex ecosystems where anthropogenic contaminants can have potentially greater impacts than in marine...

... some of the most important processes that drive recruitment variability in marine fish, and how this information can be used for establishing sustainable ecosystem management programmes. Fisheries Coastal regions Seas Rivers Estuaries Nursery areas Recruitment variability Sustainable...

... instruments may reveal important aspects of bilateral/multilateral cooperation that are key to the success of marine conservation initiatives. The Wadden Sea initiative has been carried forward by a variety of international and regional instruments (OSPAR Convention [4] , Helsinki Convention [5] , Natura...

... to the social economic aspects the isolation and lack of connections of the protected zones. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Marine biology Seas Italy Marine protected areas have been established mainly to address biodiversity loss in coastal and marine environment, increasing...

...Jelena Barbir; Walter Leal Filho; Jovanka Spiric Purpose This paper aims to describe some trends on climate change in the Baltic Sea region, along with current and future expected actions to cope with climate change in the region. Design/methodology/approach The elements that influence climate...