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• Eutrophication
  ..., S. W. (1995) Coastal marine eutrophication: a definition, social causes, and future concerns. ''Ophelia'', 41, 199–219.[ISI]</ref> <br> (2) A condition in an aquatic ecosystem where high nutrient concentrations stimulate growth of [[algae]]
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• Water Framework Directive
  ...current water policy, the Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 established a framework for Community act The central aim is to achieve a ‘Good Ecological Status’ and a Good Chemical Status’ by 2015. </P>
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• Blue carbon sequestration
  ..., R., Craft, C. and Widney, S.E. 2018. Coastal wetland loss, consequences, and challenges for restoration. Anthropocene Coasts 1: 1–15</ref>. ...nces that contribute to the realization of nature-based coastal protection and other ecosystem services delivered by coastal wetlands.
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• Environmental risk assessment of marine activities
  ...ent (EcoRA) of Marine activities'''. We first describe the general aspects and steps of the ERA process that most risk assessments are confronted with. Th ...or people depending on the harmed [[ecosystems|ecosystem]] in the economic impacts assessment, extinction or total catch in ecological risk assessment.
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• Definitions, processes and models in morphology
  ...articles describes a wide variety of topics related to sediment transport and processes. ...catchment area rather than from the streambed material (bed material load) and is called the wash load.
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• Biodiversity in the European Seas
  ...e protection and protection of marine resources by restrictions on fishing and hunting).The contents of these reports are shown together with an indicatio ..."North Sea"> EEA (2002). ''Europe`s biodiversity - biogeographical regions and seas - Seas around Europe - The North Sea''</ref>==
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• Eutrophication related monitoring tasks and WFD for coastal waters in Greece
  ..., which have an adverse effect on the oxygen balance, particularly ammonia and nitrites. ...es detailed procedures for its implementation including the classification and monitoring of water bodies.
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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]]. ...most coastal countries, through regulations and the organisation of alert and protection systems.
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• Mariculture
  Some limit mariculture to culture of marine plants and animals in the ocean itself (EEA, 2008<ref>European Environmental agency; h ...s from brackish water and include culture methods that take place in salty and brackish water that is situated in the coastal zone (CBD, 2004<ref name="CB
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• Effects of fisheries on marine biodiversity
  ...ine environment. Pauly and Christenen (1995<ref name="Pauly1995">Pauly, D. and Christensen, V. 1995. Primary production required to sustain global fisheri ...lled, but not retained by towed gears<ref name="Jennings1998">Jennings, S. and Kaiser, M. 1998. The effects of fishing on marine ecosystems. Adv. Mar. Bio
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• Salt marshes
  ...bution, evolution, adaptations, [[zonation]], succession, biota, functions and threats of the organisms that live in saltmarshes. ...s]], dissolved [[nutrient]]s, [[plankton]] and small fishes are flushed in and out the saltmarshes.
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• Human activities and nature conservation conflicts at the Kenyan coastline
  ...(WIO) region countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Seychelles, Mauritius and Comoros play an important role in the economy of the people. ...s of Kenyan coastal area. The development process has meant that effective and sustainable management is no longer feasible, despite the availability of r
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• Non-native species invasions
  ...e the structure and function of marine ecosystems by changing biodiversity and eliminating vital components of the [[food chain]]. ...genic species (Carlton, 1996 <ref>Carlton, J.T. 1996. Biological invasions and cryptogenic species. Ecology 77(6): 1653-1655.</ref>)
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• Principles of conservation, rehabilitation and restoration of estuarine and coastal habitats
  ...jectives (Cooke, 2005<ref>Cooke, G.D. 2005. Ecosystem Rehabilitation. Lake and Reservoir Management 21(2): 218-221</ref>).}} ==Estuaries as interfaces between land, sea and the atmosphere==
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• Species extinction
  ...in extinction rates since humans have become Earth's dominant large animal and the cause of global environmental change. ...de and methane. This mass extinction first started in the deep ocean area, and then moved up to the upper layers of ocean, killing almost all living creat
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• Algal bloom dynamics
  ...e phenomenon that occurs when the water temperature is favorable and light and nutrients are sufficiently available. Due to [[eutrophication]] of the coas ...rn, J.E. 2018. Why large cells dominate estuarine phytoplankton. Limnology and Oceanography 63: 392-409</ref>). Algae blooms can extend over large areas,
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• Mediterranean seagrass ecosystem
  ...descendants of terrestrial plants that re-colonised the ocean between 100 and 65 million years ago. Seagrasses are monocotyledons that are not true grass ...Mediterranean, corresponding to 25% of the sea bottom at depths between 0 and 40 m.
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• Posidonia oceanica (Linnaeus) Delile
  ...height. These meadows provide important ecological functions and services and support a highly diverse community, including species of economic interest. ...either a loss of vegetated areas, a reduction in seagrass abundance (cover and/or shoot density) or a deterioration of plant health.
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• TBT and Imposex
  ...)]] in aquatic antifouling paints, its behaviour in the marine environment and one of its powerful negative effects in non-target species - the phenomenon ...g and associated activities, such as fishing and commercial ports, marinas and dry-docks.
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• Marine Protected Areas in Europe
  ...rocess of MPAs under the Birds and Habitats Directive is briefly described and the current status of marine Natura 2000 sites is outlined. ...cosystem Assessment (2005). Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Current State and Trends. Chapter 18: Marine Fisheries Systems. Retrieved February, 2010 from
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