Man-made eutrophication in the Mediterranean sea
1993
Stirn, J. (University of Ljubljana (Slovenia). Institute of Biology)
The typical features of man-made eutrophication developments in open waters and in coastal zones of the Mediterranean Sea and their successions during the last 25 years are reviewed and illustrated by descriptions of exemplary cases, mainly from the North Adriatic. These developments are explained as gradual phases of the eutrophication processes that appear characteristic for previously oligotrophic ecosystems. Man-made causes of eutrophication processes, mainly as critical nutrient inputs and reduced herbivorous consumption-rates of excessive primary biomass are reviewed, too, and the elements of a rational strategy for the efficient control and prevention of eutrophication are suggested. These activities are proposed as the most critical component of the environmental protection in the Mediterranean region for eutrophication is considered the most harmful consequence of pollution and other adverse man-made impacts.
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