Transformative actions are increasingly being required to address changes in climate. As an
aid to understanding and supporting informed decision-making regarding transformative …

As a dominant paradigm, ecosystem‐based fisheries have to come to terms with uncertainty
and complexity, an interdisciplinary visioning of management objectives, and putting …

Humanity has entered the anthroposcene era; human activity has become a major driving
force in the history of the planet. It is critical to find ways to increase our ability to understand …

The Baltic Proper is a semi-enclosed, highly productive basin of the Baltic Sea with a low
biodiversity, where only a few key species drive the system's dynamics. Recently, an …

Long-term (1950–2006) changes of fish landings in combination with some ecosystem
indicators are used to evaluate the status and sustainability of the Black Sea fishery …

Social and ecological systems around the world are becoming increasingly globalized. From
the standpoint of understanding coastal ecosystem behavior, system boundaries are not …

3.1 Introduction(Bhaskar and Adams, 2009), but as terms change and concepts are
expanded, they often become confused and this has led to some debate in the literature …

Organizations involved in the governance of natural resources are challenged to adjust to
the call for more holistic management approaches. This often necessitates organizational …

Building a submarine pipeline in the Baltic Sea to transport natural gas from Russia to
Germany contradicts targets to reduce fossil fuel dependency and seems to ignore a long …

Since the completion of the Eastern enlargement in 2004, a major responsibility for
addressing the Baltic Sea pollution lies with the European Union. It provides strong …