Portal:Eutrophication/Eutrophication

European legislations regarding eutrophication

• European policy on eutrophication: introduction
• Barcelona Convention
• Black Sea Convention
• European Marine Strategy Framework Directive
• HELCOM
• Nitrates Directive
• OSPAR
• OSPAR and eutrophication
• Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive
• Water Framework Directive

Eutrophication causes and consequences

• What causes eutrophication?
• Possible consequences of eutrophication
• Case studies eutrophication
  • Ecological impacts of eutrophication
  • Human health impacts of eutrophication
  • Economic impacts of eutrophication
  • Recreational and aesthetic impacts of eutrophication

Monitoring

• Eutrophication parameters and indicators
  • OSPAR eutrophication assessment
    • Category I: Nutrient enrichment
    • Category II: Direct effects of nutrient enrichment
    • Category III: Indirect effects of nutrient enrichment
    • Category IV: Other possible effects of nutrient enrichment
• In situ monitoring of eutrophication
  • Instruments
  • Sensors
• Remote Sensing

Modelling

• Nutrient loading of coastal waters
• Coupled hydrodynamic - water quality - ecological modelling

Eutrophication in the news

• Mysterious Jellyfish Makes a Comeback (Oceanus Magazine, Originally published online February 13, 2014)
• 'Safe' levels of neurotoxin found in seafood may cause kidney damage (FoxNews.com, 07 February 2014)
• Pictures: Extreme Algae Blooms Expanding Worldwide (National Geographic Daily News, 23 April 2013)
• Foam swept in as gales hit Scotland (BBC News, 25 September 2012)
• Brittany beaches hit by toxic algae (The Guardian, 27 July 2011)
• Jellyfish threaten to 'dominate' oceans (ABC Science, 08 June 2009)

Dictionary

• Agglomeration
• Algae
• Anthropogenic
• Aquaculture
• Algal bloom
• Biomass
• Ecosystem
• Eutrophic
• Eutrophication
• Fertilizer
• Harmful algal blooms
• Heterotrophic
• Hypoxia
• In situ
• Non-indigenous species
• Nutrient
• MERIS
• MODIS
• Photosynthesis
• Phytoplankton
• Pollution
• Population equivalent
• Primary production
• Redfield ratio
• Salinity
• SeaWiFS
• Secchi depth
• Secchi disk
• Sensors
• Sun glitter
• Turbidity
• Zooplankton