Tools and criteria for sustainable coastal ecosystem management: examples from the Baltic Sea and other aquatic systems

The aim of this book is to discuss practically useful (operational) bioindicators for sustainable coastal management, criteria for coastal area sensitivityto eutrophication and an approach set a ‘biological value’ of coastal areas. These bioindicators should meet defined criteria for practical usefulness, e.g., they should be simple to understand and apply to managers and scientists with different educational backgrounds. Central aspects for this book concern effect-load-sensitivity analyses. One and the same nutrient loading may cause different effects in coastal areas of different sensitivity. Remedial measures should be carried out in a cost-effective manner and this book discusses methods and criteria for this. Remedial strategies should generally focus on phosphorus rather than nitrogen because the effects of nitrogen reductions can rarelybe predicted well and nitrogen reductions may favour the bloom of harmful cyanobacteria. Review practically useful bioindicators for sustainable coastal management Discuss criteria for coastal area sensitivity to eutrophication and to set a ‘biological value’ of coastal areas INDICE: From the contents Prologue.- Introduction and Aim.- Effect-load-sensitivity Analyses.- Coastal Classification and Key Abiotic Variables Regulating Target Bioindicators.- Nutrients and Representativity of Data.- OperationalBioindicators for Coastal Management.- Case-studies.- Epilogue.- Literature References.- Appendices.

• ISBN: 978-3-540-78361-9
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 300
• Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés