The Baltic Sea

Author : Pauline Snoeijs-Leijonmalm,Hendrik Schubert,Teresa Radziejewska
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 683 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400706682

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Biological Oceanography of the Baltic Sea by Pauline Snoeijs-Leijonmalm,Hendrik Schubert,Teresa Radziejewska Pdf

This is the first comprehensive science-based textbook on the biology and ecology of the Baltic Sea, one of the world’s largest brackish water bodies. The aim of this book is to provide students and other readers with knowledge about the conditions for life in brackish water, the functioning of the Baltic Sea ecosystem and its environmental problems and management. It highlights biological variation along the unique environmental gradients of the brackish Baltic Sea Area (the Baltic Sea, Belt Sea and Kattegat), especially those in salinity and climate. pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#262626">The first part of the book presents the challenges for life processes and ecosystem dynamics that result from the Baltic Sea’s highly variable recent geological history and geographical isolation. The second part explains interactions between organisms and their environment, including biogeochemical cycles, patterns of biodiversity, genetic diversity and evolution, biological invasions and physiological adaptations. In the third part, the subsystems of the Baltic Sea ecosystem – the pelagic zone, the sea ice, the deep soft sea beds, the phytobenthic zone, the sandy coasts, and estuaries and coastal lagoons – are treated in detail with respect to the structure and function of communities and habitats and consequences of natural and anthropogenic constraints, such as climate change, discharges of nutrients and hazardous substances. Finally, the fourth part of the book discusses monitoring and ecosystem-based management to deal with contemporary and emerging threats to the ecosystem’s health.

Author : Michael Gilek,Mikael Karlsson,Sebastian Linke,Katarzyna Smolarz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319270067

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Environmental Governance of the Baltic Sea by Michael Gilek,Mikael Karlsson,Sebastian Linke,Katarzyna Smolarz Pdf

This edited volume presents a comprehensive and coherent interdisciplinary analysis of challenges and possibilities for sustainable governance of the Baltic Sea ecosystem by combining knowledge and approaches from natural and social sciences. Focusing on the Ecosystem Approach to Management (EAM) and associated multi-level, multi-sector and multi-actor challenges, the book provides up-to-date descriptions and analyses of environmental governance structures and processes at the macro-regional Baltic Sea level. Organised in two parts, Part 1 presents in-depth case studies of environmental governance practices and challenges linked to five key environmental problems - eutrophication, chemical pollution, overfishing, oil discharges and invasive species. Part 2 analyses and compares governance challenges and opportunities across the five case studies, focusing on governance structures and EAM implementation, knowledge integration and science support, as well as stakeholder communication and participation. Based on these cross-case comparisons, this book also draws a set of general conclusions on possible ways of improving the governance of the Baltic Sea by promoting what are identified as vital functions of environmental governance: coordination, integration, interdisciplinarity, precaution, deliberation, communication and adaptability.

Author : Matti Leppäranta,Kai Myrberg
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 3642098541

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Physical Oceanography of the Baltic Sea by Matti Leppäranta,Kai Myrberg Pdf

The Baltic Sea oceanographic research community is wide and the research history is over 100 years old. Nevertheless, there is still no single, coherent book on the physical oceanography of the Baltic Sea as a whole. There is a strong need for such a book, coming from working oceanographers as well as the university teaching programmes in advanced undergraduate to graduate levels. In the regional conference series in physical oceanography (Baltic Sea Science Conference, Baltic Sea Oceanographers' conference, Baltex-conferences) about 500 scientists take part regularly. Even more scientists work in the fields of marine biology, chemistry and the environment, and they need information on the physics of the Baltic Sea as well. There are nine countries bordering on the Baltic Sea and five more in the runoff area. The Baltic Sea as a source of fish, means of transportation and leisure activities is highly important to the regional society. In the runoff area there are a total of 85 million people. Research and protection strategies need to be developed, as the Baltic Sea is probably the most polluted sea in the world. Since the Baltic Sea has become an inner sea of the EU (apart from small shore parts of Russia in Petersburg and Kaliningrad), it is anticipated that the importance of the region will consequently rise. The book will arouse interest among students, scientists and decision makers involved with the Baltic problems. It will also give important background information for those working with biogeochemical processes in the Baltic Sea, because the physical forcing for those processes is of vital importance.

Author : F.V. Wulff,L.A. Rahm,P. Larsson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662044537

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A Systems Analysis of the Baltic Sea by F.V. Wulff,L.A. Rahm,P. Larsson Pdf

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.

Author : The BACC II Author Team
Publisher : Springer
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319160061

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Second Assessment of Climate Change for the Baltic Sea Basin by The BACC II Author Team Pdf

​This book is an update of the first BACC assessment, published in 2008. It offers new and updated scientific findings in regional climate research for the Baltic Sea basin. These include climate changes since the last glaciation (approx. 12,000 years ago), changes in the recent past (the last 200 years), climate projections up until 2100 using state-of-the-art regional climate models and an assessment of climate-change impacts on terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems. There are dedicated new chapters on sea-level rise, coastal erosion and impacts on urban areas. A new set of chapters deals with possible causes of regional climate change along with the global effects of increased greenhouse gas concentrations, namely atmospheric aerosols and land-cover change. The evidence collected and presented in this book shows that the regional climate has already started to change and this is expected to continue. Projections of potential future climates show that the region will probably become considerably warmer and wetter in some parts, but dryer in others. Terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems have already shown adjustments to increased temperatures and are expected to undergo further changes in the near future. The BACC II Author Team consists of 141 scientists from 12 countries, covering various disciplines related to climate research and related impacts. BACC II is a project of the Baltic Earth research network and contributes to the World Climate Research Programme.

Author : Andrey Makarychev,Alexandra Yatsyk
Publisher : Springer
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781352000146

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Borders in the Baltic Sea Region by Andrey Makarychev,Alexandra Yatsyk Pdf

This book focuses on the recent political trajectories within the Baltic Sea Region from one of the success stories of regionalism in Europe to a potential area of military confrontation between Russia and NATO. The authors closely examine the following issues: new security challenges for the region stemming from Russia’s staunch anti-EU and anti-NATO polices, institutions and practices of multi-level governance in the region, and different cultural strategies that regional actors employ. The common threads of this innovative volume are issues of changing borders and boundaries in the region, and logics of inclusion and exclusion that shape its political contours. From diverse disciplinary and methodological positions the authors explain policies of specific Baltic Sea states, as well as structural matters that make them a region.

Author : Lars Håkanson,Andreas C. Bryhn
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2008-09-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540709091

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Eutrophication in the Baltic Sea by Lars Håkanson,Andreas C. Bryhn Pdf

For many years the reduction of eutrophication in the Baltic Sea has been a hot issue for mass-media, science, political parties and environmental action groups with manifold implications related to fisheries (will the Baltic cod survive?), sustainable coastal development (have billions of Euros been wasted on nitrogen reductions?), ecotoxicology (can we safely eat Baltic fish?). This book takes a holistic process-based ecosystem perspective on the eutrophication in the Baltic Sea, with a focus on the factors regulating how the system would respond to changes in nutrient loading. This includes a very special process for the Baltic Sea: land uplift. After being depressed by the glacial ice, the land is now slowly rising adding vast amounts of previously deposited nutrients and clay particles to the system. 110,000 to 140,000 tons of phosphorus per year are added to the system from land uplift, in comparison to the 30,000 tons of phosphorus per year from rivers.

Author : Farid Karimi,Michael Rodi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000545432

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Energy Transition in the Baltic Sea Region by Farid Karimi,Michael Rodi Pdf

This book analyses the potential for active stakeholder engagement in the energy transition in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) in order to foster clean energy deployment. Public acceptability and bottom-up activities can be critical for enduring outcomes to an energy transition. As a result, it is vital to understand how to unlock the potential for public, community and prosumer participation to facilitate renewable energy deployment and a clean energy transition – and, consequently, to examine the factors influencing social acceptability. Focussing on the diverse BSR, this book draws on expert contributions to consider a range of different topics, including the challenges of social acceptance and its policy implications; strategies to address challenges of acceptability among stakeholders; and community engagement in clean energy production. Overall, the authors examine the practical implications of current policy measures and provide recommendations on how lessons learnt from this ‘energy lab region’ may be applied to other regions. Reflecting an interdisciplinary approach in the social sciences, this book is an essential resource for scholars, students and policymakers researching and working in the areas of renewable energy, energy policy and citizen engagement, and interested in understanding the potential for bottom-up, grassroots activities and social acceptability to expedite the energy transition and reanimate democracies. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Author : A. Voipio
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1981-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080870686

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The Baltic Sea by A. Voipio Pdf

The Baltic Sea

Author : Merja-Liisa Hinkkanen,David Kirby
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136169540

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The Baltic and the North Seas by Merja-Liisa Hinkkanen,David Kirby Pdf

Exploring the themes of the human relationship with the marine environment and the ways in which the peoples of Northern Europe have experienced and exploited their seas, this book reveals how human perception of the northern seas has changed over time. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, from Denmark and Britain to Norway, Finland and Germany, The Baltic and the North Seas is an insightful and colourful history of the politics, economy and culture of this intriguing region.

Author : CARL. DOUGLAS
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9171265376

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GHOST SHIPS OF THE BALTIC SEA. by CARL. DOUGLAS Pdf

Author : Rainer Feistel,Günther Nausch,Norbert Wasmund
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008-07-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780470283127

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State and Evolution of the Baltic Sea, 1952-2005 by Rainer Feistel,Günther Nausch,Norbert Wasmund Pdf

Based on a fifty-year study conducted by the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, this book brings together a comprehensive summary of their observations and findings. Written by well-known experts, this revealing book concentrates on long-term changes in the Baltic Sea?which can be extrapolated to shed light on the environmental problems of other shelf seas, brackish seas, and large estuaries?thereby contributing to our understanding of water exchange processes, eutrophication, and climatic impacts at the forefront of international concern.

Author : Witold Maciejewski
Publisher : Baltic University Press
Page : 686 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Baltic Sea Region
ISBN : 9789197357982

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The Baltic Sea Region by Witold Maciejewski Pdf

Author : Marcus Reckermann
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 3642435262

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Climate Impacts on the Baltic Sea: From Science to Policy by Marcus Reckermann Pdf

The Baltic Sea area is an old cultural landscape with a well developed international framework for monitoring, assessing and managing its marine ecosystems. It provides a good case study for other regions where such management is being set up. The chapters in this book are based on lectures given at a summer school on the Baltic Sea island of Bornholm in the summer of 2009. They cover a range of topics, spanning from detailed descriptions of political agreements that protect the marine environment, to basic modelling instructions, to an assessment of the possible impacts of climate change on the marine ecosystem, to a reflection on the role of climate scientists and their responsibility in society. This interdisciplinary book is primarily directed at students and lecturers of the environmental disciplines to provide an overview of the possible impacts of climate change on the Baltic Sea. It is also intended to serve as a background reference for scientists and policy makers, both for the Baltic Sea area and more generally. The book is a contribution to the BALTEX programme and to the BONUS+ projects ECOSUPPORT and Baltic-C.

Author : Maths Bertell,Frog,Kendra Willson
Publisher : Crossing Boundaries: Turku Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Balten
ISBN : 9462982635

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Contacts and Networks in the Baltic Sea Region by Maths Bertell,Frog,Kendra Willson Pdf

This anthology provides an in-depth introduction to the networks shaped by the Baltic Sea, the languages, folklore, religions, literature, technology, and identities of the Germanic, Finnic, Sámi, Baltic, and Slavic peoples.