The aim of European water policy is to achieve good ecological status in all rivers, lakes, coastal and transitional waters by 2027. Currently, more than half of water bodies are in a degraded condition and nut
To date, the studies encompass 23 coastal bays and estuaries, and cover approximately 4,000 square kilometers. Based on the survival tests of amphipods--a group of widely distributed crustaceans of considerable ecological importance--it can be surmised that samples representing approximately 7 ...
NO3,COD, DO, Ca, PO4, Cu, Fe, Zn, PC2; moderate loads of SO4, Cl, & Na originating from complex human activities. Contamination factor (Cf), recorded high for cadmium while pollution load & ecological risk recorded low
began as a global assessment of social and ecological factors relevant to ocean health, but has sought to tailor its methodology to smaller-scale regional and local assessments[23]. The international effort to identify ecologically or biologically significant areas has also provided governments with a...
Importance of Forests:Forests are easily taken for granted, but they are very important in many ways. They can directly benefit us as a source of wood for building, for use as a fuel, and in making paper. They protect our water supplies and help to prevent soil erosion. They provide ...
Thesis, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Peterson, C. H. 1982. The importance of predation and intra- and interspecific competition in the population biology of two infaunal suspension feeding bivalves,Protothaca staminea andChione undatella.Ecological Monographs 52:437–475. CrossRef...
ECSA 56 brings together a global multi-disciplinary community of researchers and professionals to discuss and address issues of outstanding scientific importance in the science and management of estuaries and coastal seas in this rapidly changing world. ...
“Asynthesisandquantitativeanalysisofinformationonrelevantphysical,chemical,ecologicalandhumanprocessesinrelationtospecifiedecosystemmanagementobjectives”. AnIEA: Isgeographicallyspecified, Incorporatesmultipleindicatorsofthephysicalenvironment,humanfactorsaffectingecosystems,andtheabundanceandproductionofecosystemgoodsandservices,...
Benthic foraminifera are one of the most widely and abundantly distributed organisms in the fjords of Svalbard and Norway. Due to their short life span and
This system is also recognised as a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance. With an average area of 350 km2 (dependent on freshwater supplies), it represents over 50% of the estuarine area in South Africa. It is well documented that the climate in the area oscillates between wet and dry...