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• Effects of fisheries on marine biodiversity
  ...itats that occur in shallow coastal waters. For example, in shallow turbid regions such as the southern North Sea, fauna are adapted to continual disturbance ...’s biodiversity – biogeographical regions and seas – biogeographical regions in Europe – The Arctic Ocean. EEA report 1/2002</ref>.
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• Seagrass recovery and restoration in the Wadden Sea
  ...hy there is more seagrass in the Northfrisian region than in all the other regions of the Wadden Sea taken together (Fig. 1). ...population, spreading of risks, and ecosystem engineering effects. Marine Pollution Bulletin 58: 179–188</ref>): (1) reversal of the presumed causes of eelgr
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• Salt marshes
  ...red, in some way, as the analogue of [[mangrove]]s in temperate and arctic regions. The dominant flora is composed of [[Halophytic plants|halophytic plant]]s ...). They have thin, fleshy leaves and are sensitive to extra stress such as pollution. Anatomically, the plants are adapted through strong lignification, a well-
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• Coral reefs
  ...much higher temperatures (>20°C). ''Lophelia'' is not found in the polar regions. ''Lophelia'' thrives in hypoxic water (lower oxygen limit DO ~4 ml/l but i ...llution: see the article [[Threats to Coral Reefs: the Effects of Chemical Pollution]].
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• Thermohaline circulation of the oceans
  ...arming will see more evaporation and rainfall occurring in these sensitive regions, which in turn will speed up sea ice loss. ...Regions will also have a harmful impact on the many species living in the regions. Polar bears, for example, need ice so that they can hunt for seals. A lo
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• Impact of tourism in coastal areas: Need of sustainable tourism strategy
  ...sts, often to a relatively small area, have a huge impact. They add to the pollution, waste, and water needs of the local population, putting local infrastructu ...and 1,670 crew, these enormous floating towns are a major source of marine pollution through the dumping of garbage and untreated sewage at sea, and the release
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• Polyfluorinated compounds - a new class of global pollutants in the coastal environment
  ...ution and pelagic fishes|fish]], [[pollution and marine mammals|seals]], [[Pollution and sea birds|sea birds]], and, most notably, in polar bears from the Arcti ...hanisms of transportation: How did PFOS arrive at arctic or other pristine regions? Up to now, only limited information is available about the distribution an
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• PEGASO case study North Adriatic Sea
  ...Croatia.The CASE includes, from south west, the coastal zone of 4 Italian Regions: Marche, Emilia Romagna, Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia; the Slovenian co ...orth Adriatic, are available only for Emilia Romagna and Veneto. These two regions represent respectively 21,6% and 16.2% of the total Italian seaside tourism
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• Non-native species invasions
  ...semi-enclosed seas where the communities are weakened by various types of pollution (Elton, 1958<ref>Elton, C. S. 1958. The Ecology of Invasions by Animals and ...or the introduction and spread of alien species with marine litter. Marine Pollution Bulletin 191, 114913</ref>). Plastics, which enter the oceans in the millio
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• Black Sea
  ...n. Historically, the Black Sea was one of the most biologically productive regions in the world. ...nutrient enrichment from plant matter) and [[Coastal pollution and impacts|pollution]] from agriculture, industry and sewage.
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• Coastal cities and sea level rise
  ...of the global fresh water, ice (polar ice and glaciers) excluded. In many regions of the world it is the major source of drinking water and irrigation water, ...ntages including low evaporation losses, relative protection against water pollution, and improved water quality as the soil can reduce acidity, remove inorgani
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• Species extinction
  ...e decades, other drivers, such as climate change, climate variability, and pollution, prevail in the published literature<ref name=NK/>. ...al and marine pollution|Chemical (industrial, agricultural) pollution, oil pollution]]
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• Algal bloom dynamics
  ...composition in the tropical estuary: Influence of river discharge. Marine Pollution Bulletin 129: 14–25</ref>), it was observed that large phytoplankton spec ...wnward transport of organic matter in the ocean also occurs in downwelling regions (see the article [[Shelf sea exchange with the ocean]]) and through episodi
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• Meiofauna of Sandy Beaches
  ...gh sensitivity to anthropogenic inputs, making them excellent sentinels of pollution. ...nts over their entire life-cycle, thus they are increasingly being used as pollution sentinels. Because meiofauna have short lifecycles, the effects of a contam
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• TBT and Imposex
  ...er square meter, in less than 6 months <ref>Bray S. (2006). “Tributyltin pollution on a global scale. An overview of relevant and recent research: impacts an .... E. (1990). "Assessing the impact of tin and TBT in estuaries and coastal regions". Functional Ecology, 4: 433-443. </ref>. In the water, TBT can remain for
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• Using model simulations to support monitoring - Implementation & Results
  ...Colour coded wedges indicate relative contributions from different source regions.]] ...ng weather conditions may easily be mistaken for a decreasing level of oil pollution.]]
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• Sand dune - Country Report, Portugal
  ...bsence of adequate wastewater drainage and sewage disposal can cause local pollution. Ecosystems of the World 2A Dry Coastal Ecosystems, Polar regions and Europe (Asensi Marfil et al. 1993)
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• Heavy metals
  ...[[zinc]], [[copper]], [[cadmium]] and [[mercury]]. <ref>Kennish M.J. 1998 Pollution impacts on marine biotic environments; CRC Press 310 pp </ref> In marine en ...ds heavy metal resistance in these regions. <ref>Clark, R,B., 1999. Marine pollution. Oxford University press, Fourth edition, pp 161</ref>
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• Heavy metal content of mussels in the Western Scheldt estuary
  ...adjacent Western Scheldt drains through the most populated and industrial regions of Belgium, The Netherlands and France, making it one most polluted rivers ...ich in the Western Scheldt coincided with a gradient of [[salinity]] and [[pollution]].
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• TBT and intersex in periwinkles
  The study showed that in all sampling regions, the occurrence of intersex characteristics in periwinkles decreased during [[Category:Coastal and marine pollution]]
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