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Eutrophication in Coastal Marine Ecosystems

ISBN: 978-1-118-66548-0

March 2013

American Geophysical Union

273 pages

Description

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Coastal and Estuarine Studies, Volume 52.

Over the last 10-20 years, eutrophication has become generally acknowledged as an environmental threat for many coastal marine areas. Nevertheless, most of our knowledge of the effects of eutrophication on aquatic ecosystems is derived from limnological studies. There are fundamental differences between marine, brackish, and freshwater systems that lead to different responses to eutrophication. Therefore, the aim of this book is to provide the reader with a synthesis of our current understanding of eutrophication in coastal marine areas and the biological/ecological responses to it.

About the Author

Bo Barker J?rgensen is the editor of Eutrophication in Coastal Marine Ecosystems, published by Wiley. Katherine Richardson is Professor in Biological Oceanography at the University of Copenhagen. She was one of the main organisers of the scientific conference Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions, which sought to inform the 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference.