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• Marine Spatial Planning - the need for a common language
  ...erns about nature included direct impacts such as declining water quality, pollution or [[habitat]] loss. More recently, environmental concerns shifted to the m ...Regional Planning. Development and planning prospects in European Maritime Regions. The European Regional/Spatial Planning Charter. 6th Session, Torremolinos
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• Ocean acidification
  ...atial dynamics of hypoxia and acidification in eutrophic estuaries. Marine Pollution Bulletin 172, 12908</ref>. Acidity is not directly related to the presence ...s from ocean regions with naturally lower <math>pH</math> (e.g., upwelling regions) show neutral or positive responses. It also appears that bivalves in warme
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• Seagrass meadows
  ...eturn needs several adaptations that allow them to live in submerged ocean regions. The sediments where they settle on can be [[mud|muddy]], rocky or sandy. ...ldfloraonline.org World Flora Online]</ref>. A few species occur in colder regions. Four closely related species are native of European waters. There are seve
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• Marine habitats and ecosystems
  ...bitat]]s that make up this vast system range from the productive nearshore regions to the barren ocean floor. ...th each other and are sometimes replacing each other in other geographical regions. The reason why [[habitat]]s differ from another is because of the '''physi
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• HyMap: Hyperspectral seafloor mapping and direct bathymetry calculation in littoral zones
  ...its 126 spectral channels covering the VIS-SWIR (0.45 to 2.5 um) spectral regions was initially designed for the mineral exploration market, but has since co ...nd limnological environments. However general environmental monitoring and pollution mapping are also important aspects in the aquatic areas of interest. With t
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• Barcelona Convention
  ...pted the '''Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution''' or the '''Barcelona Convention'''. The Convention Protocols aim to prote # Assessing and controlling marine pollution (by development and adoption of Protocols that prescribe measures, procedur
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• Pollution prevention, detection and mitigation in European coastal waters
  ...tection and mitigation''' are listed in the [[:Category:Coastal and marine pollution]]. ...ques for the mitigation of pollutions. The issue of observing the state of pollution and improving water quality near coastal zones has been addressed in differ
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• European Context of Nutrient Dynamics
  ...lands<ref name=”Wollast1988”> Wollast, R. (1988), The Scheldt estuary. Pollution of the North Sea: An Assessment, W. Salamons, B.L. Bayne, E.K. Duursma, an The hydrographical basin includes one of the most heavily populated regions of Europe, where highly diversified industrial activity has developed. As a
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• Overview of oil spills events from 1970 to 2000
  ...egory (less than 7 tonnes), their contribution to the cumulative amount of pollution in the year is relatively low compared to a major event, such as the sinkin ...onsequence of a higher vulnerability in exposed zones, with more populated regions and a higher concentration of expensive technological goods.
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• Mariculture
  ...mental impact of marine fish culture: Towards a sustainable future; Marine Pollution Bulletin 31, p. 159-166</ref>). Many of these problems can be mitigated wit ====Nutrient pollution / Eutrophication====
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• Effects of fisheries on marine biodiversity
  ...itats that occur in shallow coastal waters. For example, in shallow turbid regions such as the southern North Sea, fauna are adapted to continual disturbance ...’s biodiversity – biogeographical regions and seas – biogeographical regions in Europe – The Arctic Ocean. EEA report 1/2002</ref>.
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• Seagrass recovery and restoration in the Wadden Sea
  ...hy there is more seagrass in the Northfrisian region than in all the other regions of the Wadden Sea taken together (Fig. 1). ...population, spreading of risks, and ecosystem engineering effects. Marine Pollution Bulletin 58: 179–188</ref>): (1) reversal of the presumed causes of eelgr
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• Salt marshes
  ...red, in some way, as the analogue of [[mangrove]]s in temperate and arctic regions. The dominant flora is composed of [[Halophytic plants|halophytic plant]]s ...). They have thin, fleshy leaves and are sensitive to extra stress such as pollution. Anatomically, the plants are adapted through strong lignification, a well-
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• Coral reefs
  ...much higher temperatures (>20°C). ''Lophelia'' is not found in the polar regions. ''Lophelia'' thrives in hypoxic water (lower oxygen limit DO ~4 ml/l but i ...llution: see the article [[Threats to Coral Reefs: the Effects of Chemical Pollution]].
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• Thermohaline circulation of the oceans
  ...arming will see more evaporation and rainfall occurring in these sensitive regions, which in turn will speed up sea ice loss. ...Regions will also have a harmful impact on the many species living in the regions. Polar bears, for example, need ice so that they can hunt for seals. A lo
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• Impact of tourism in coastal areas: Need of sustainable tourism strategy
  ...sts, often to a relatively small area, have a huge impact. They add to the pollution, waste, and water needs of the local population, putting local infrastructu ...and 1,670 crew, these enormous floating towns are a major source of marine pollution through the dumping of garbage and untreated sewage at sea, and the release
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• Polyfluorinated compounds - a new class of global pollutants in the coastal environment
  ...ution and pelagic fishes|fish]], [[pollution and marine mammals|seals]], [[Pollution and sea birds|sea birds]], and, most notably, in polar bears from the Arcti ...hanisms of transportation: How did PFOS arrive at arctic or other pristine regions? Up to now, only limited information is available about the distribution an
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• PEGASO case study North Adriatic Sea
  ...Croatia.The CASE includes, from south west, the coastal zone of 4 Italian Regions: Marche, Emilia Romagna, Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia; the Slovenian co ...orth Adriatic, are available only for Emilia Romagna and Veneto. These two regions represent respectively 21,6% and 16.2% of the total Italian seaside tourism
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• Non-native species invasions
  ...semi-enclosed seas where the communities are weakened by various types of pollution (Elton, 1958<ref>Elton, C. S. 1958. The Ecology of Invasions by Animals and ...or the introduction and spread of alien species with marine litter. Marine Pollution Bulletin 191, 114913</ref>). Plastics, which enter the oceans in the millio
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• Black Sea
  ...n. Historically, the Black Sea was one of the most biologically productive regions in the world. ...nutrient enrichment from plant matter) and [[Coastal pollution and impacts|pollution]] from agriculture, industry and sewage.
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