Eutrophication is a leading cause of impairment of many freshwater and coastal marine ecosystems in the world. Why should we worry about eutrophication and how is this problem managed ...

Coastal areas, which carry over 50% of the world's population, are essential to humankind because they offer abundant ...

We estimate that the coastal filter in the Baltic Sea removes 16% of nitrogen and 53% of phosphorus inputs from land. Aleksandrov, S. 2010. Biological production and eutrophication of Baltic Sea ...

Shallow coastal areas are among the most heavily impacted ecosystems, simultaneously affected by multiple stress factors, ...

These modifications can in turn lead to feedback on increasing atmospheric CO₂. We show, using a numerical model, that in highly productive nearshore coastal marine environments, the effect of ...

By Gonzalo Ortuño López In the Mexican port city of Acapulco, in southwestern Guerrero state, human activities have put so ...

Coastal and marine environments can be tremendously biodiverse. Human activities, pollution, land use and development along coastlines, however, can put stress on these environments that may limit the ...

Erosion is the wearing away of the land by natural forces such as the sea. LIA: Protecting coastlines from erosion. Hi, I'm Lia and I work as a coastal engineer for Bournemouth, Christchurch ...