Baltic Coastal Ecosystems: Structure, Function and Coastal Zone Management

✍ Scribed by Gerald Schernewski, Ulrich Schiewer (auth.), PD Dr. habil. Gerald Schernewski, Professor Dr. Ulrich Schiewer (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 387
• Series: Central and Eastern European Development Studies
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Between November 20 and 23, 2000, the workshop "Baltic Coastal Ecosystems - Structure, Function and Coastal Zone Management" took place in Rostock, Ger­ many. The workshop was organised by the Institute of Aquatic Ecology of the University of Rostock and the Baltic Sea Research Institute Warnemiinde on be­ half of the Wissenschafts-Verbund Umwelt (WVU) at the University of Rostock. It was the third trans-disciplinary event that tried to link ecological and socio­ economical aspects with respect to the Baltic Sea. The first symposium was held in 1992, entitled "The Future of the Baltic Sea - Ecology, Economics, Administra­ tion and Teaching", and the second event took place in 1996, entitled "Sustainable Development in Coastal Regions - a Comparison Between North Atlantic Coast and Baltic Sea". The workshop "Baltic Coastal Ecosystems - Structure, Function and Coastal Zone Management" tried to provide an interdisciplinary forum for discussions, the exchange of ideas and the presentation of scientific results with respect to the Bal­ tic coast.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Status, Problems and Integrated Management of Baltic Coastal Ecosystems....Pages 1-16
Front Matter....Pages 17-17
Recent Changes in Northern German Lagoons with Special Reference to Eutrophication....Pages 19-30
Macrophytes in Coastal Lagoons of the Southern Baltic — Recent Knowledge and Developments....Pages 31-41
Microbial Metabolism in Sediments of Coastal Inlets of the Southern Baltic Sea — Response to Gradients of Eutrophication....Pages 43-51
The Ecological Importance of Mussels, Their Effect on Water Quality and Their Possible Use for Coastal Zone Management....Pages 53-64
Effects of Eutrophication on Fish Stocks in Baltic Lagoons....Pages 65-74
Compilation of Nutrient Loads for the Szczecin Lagoon (Southern Baltic)....Pages 75-91
Harmful Algal Blooms in Coastal Waters of the South-Eastern Baltic Sea....Pages 93-116
Front Matter....Pages 117-117
Anthropogenic Pressure and Environmental Effects on the Gulf of Gdansk: Recent Management Efforts....Pages 119-139
Important Features of Coastline Dynamics in Poland: “Nodal Points” and “Gates”....Pages 141-147
Environmental Problems of the South-Eastern Baltic Coast and the Curonian Lagoon....Pages 149-156
Problems in Fisheries and Management of Fish Resources in the Gulf of Riga....Pages 157-169
Environmental Problems and Challenges for Coastal Zone Management in the Neva Estuary (Eastern Gulf of Finland)....Pages 171-184
Front Matter....Pages 185-186
Scientific Research: The German Point of View....Pages 187-191
Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in the Context of Spatial Planning....Pages 193-203
Important User Needs in the Coastal Zone of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Legal Obligations in the German Baltic Territorial Sea....Pages 205-214
Tourism and Environmental Quality of the German Baltic Coast: Conflict or Chance?....Pages 215-229
The EC Water Framework Directive for Coastal Zones: Legal Aspects....Pages 231-239
Environmental Policy-Making in the Northwest of Russia: Ecological Problems and Management of the Eastern Gulf of Finland Coastal Zone....Pages 241-252
Harmful Non-Native Species in the Baltic Sea — An Ignored Problem....Pages 253-275
Front Matter....Pages 277-277
Remote Sensing Applications in Coastal Zone Management....Pages 279-292
3D Ecosystem Models as Decision Support Tools in the Gulf of Finland — the Kotka Archipelago as an Example....Pages 293-309
The “Geo-Information System Coast Mecklenburg-Vorpommern”....Pages 311-320
Developing Efficient Information Provision Tools for ICM Practitioners in the Baltic....Pages 321-329
Indicators of the Development of Sustainable Tourism in the Baltic Sea Region....Pages 331-339
Conflict Management and Consensus-Building for Integrated Coastal Zone Management — Does Stakeholder Involvement Fit to the Baltic Sea Region?....Pages 341-352
Linking Partners in Joint Coastal Management Research: Strategies toward Sustainability....Pages 353-362
Front Matter....Pages 363-363
Integrated Coastal Zone Management: Case Study Rügen-Hiddensee....Pages 365-375
Integrated Management of Coastal Defence in Schleswig-Holstein: Experience and Challenges....Pages 377-388
Back Matter....Pages 389-398

✦ Subjects

Oceanography; Ecology; Geoecology/Natural Processes; Nature Conservation; Geography (general); Ecotoxicology