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A Systems Analysis of the Baltic Sea

By F. Wulff , L. Rahm , P. Larsson (auth.) , Prof. Dr. Fredrik V. Wulff , Prof. Dr. Lars A. Rahm , Prof. Dr. Per Larsson (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2001
ISBN
978-3-642-08727-1, 978-3-662-04453-7
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-04453-7
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11220650 bytes)
Series
Ecological Studies 148
Edition
1
Pages
457\467
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Ecology; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution

Description

During recent decades, large-scale effects of pollution on marine estuaries and even entire enclosed coastal seas have become apparent. One of the first regions where this was observed is the Baltic Sea, whereby the appearance of anoxic deep basins, extensive algal blooms and elimination of top predators like eagles and seals indicated effects of both increased nutrient inputs and toxic substances. This book describes the physical, biochemical and ecological processes that govern inputs, distribution and ecological effects of nutrients and toxic substances in the Baltic Sea. Extensive reviews are supplemented by budgets and dynamic simulation models. This book is highly interdisciplinary and uses a systems approach for analyzing and describing a marine ecosystem. It gives an overview of the Baltic Sea, but is useful for any marine scientist studying large marine ecosystems.

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