The paper gives an overview of some of the large, shallow, semi-enclosed coastal systems
(SECS) in Europe, These SECS are important both from the ecological and the economic …

Nutrient pollution in South African estuaries is described using a Driver-Pressure-State-
Impact-Response framework. The root cause ('driver') of deteriorating water quality is rapid …

Seagrasses, flowering marine plants that form underwater meadows, play a significant
global role in supporting food security, mitigating climate change and supporting …

The book “Eutrophication: Causes, Consequences and Control” is an ambitious and
laudable attempt to summarize different aspects of eutrophication, highlighting both the …

Seaweed assemblages represent the dominant autotrophic biomass in many coastal
environments, playing a central structural and functional role in several ecosystems. In …

Nitrogen (N) is one of the primary nutrients required to build biomass and is therefore in high
demand in aquatic ecosystems. Estuaries, however, are frequently inundated with high …

The succession of primary producer communities in coastal lagoons is analysed in the light
of the regime shift theory. Pristine coastal lagoons are considered to be dominated by …

In this review, using examples drawn from field observations or experimental studies, our
goals are (i) to briefly summarize the major changes, in terms of species composition and …

A major challenge for ecologists is understanding ecosystem dynamics and function under
environmental and anthropogenic stresses. An approach for addressing this challenge is the …

Estuaries, rias, fjords and lagoons (collectively called transitional waters, TW) are highly
important ecosystems both for their high productivity but also as sites of urban and industrial …