Eutrophication is one of the most common causes of water quality impairment of inland and
marine waters. Its best-known manifestations are toxic cyanobacteria blooms in lakes and …

Abstract Based on the Baltic Earth Assessment Reports of this thematic issue in Earth
System Dynamics and recent peer-reviewed literature, current knowledge of the effects of …

Phytoplankton blooms in coastal oceans can be beneficial to coastal fisheries production
and ecosystem function, but can also cause major environmental problems,—yet detailed …

The seabed plays a key role in the marine carbon cycle as a) the terminal location of aerobic
oxidation of organic matter, b) the greatest anaerobic bioreactor, and c) the greatest …

Coastal global oceans are expected to undergo drastic changes driven by climate change
and increasing anthropogenic pressures in coming decades. Predicting specific future …

Phosphorus (P), one of the essential and indispensable elements for the growth of living
organisms, is finite and nonrenewable for a multitude of applications. Economic P recycling …

Benthic–pelagic coupling is manifested as the exchange of energy, mass, or nutrients
between benthic and pelagic habitats. It plays a prominent role in aquatic ecosystems, and it …

Microplastic is considered a potential threat to marine life as it is ingested by a wide variety
of species. Most studies on microplastic ingestion are short-term investigations and little is …

Over the past 30 years concerted campaigns have been undertaken to reverse nutrient-
driven eutrophication in coastal waters in Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia …

Abstract The accumulation of Marine Macroalgal Waste (MMW)-drifted marine macroalgae-
is a growing phenomenon. The lack of appropriate management protocols for this residual …