The continuing degradation of coral reefs has serious consequences for the provision of
ecosystem goods and services to local and regional communities. While climate change is …

The implicit assumption of many scientific and regulatory frameworks that ecosystems
impacted by human pressures may be reverted to their original condition by suppressing the …

In recent years, the use of fertilisers in the Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania)
has decreased at an unprecedented rate. The import of mineral fertilisers and feed stuff …

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Sediment contamination is one of the most pressing environmental problems in estuaries of
industrialized countries and is of special interest to water managers involved in waterway …

There are discordant results on trends in nutrient river water quality from the economical
transition countries in Europe. The present study assessed the impact of these economical …

High riverine nutrient loads caused poor water quality, low water transparency and an
unsatisfactory ecological status in the Szczecin (Oder) Lagoon, a trans-boundary water at …

Assessing regional trends in groundwater quality can be a difficult task. Data are often
scattered in space and time, and the inertia of groundwater systems can create natural …

The Vistula and Oder Rivers, two out of the seven largest rivers in the Baltic drainage basin,
were responsible for 25% of total riverine nitrogen (TN) and 37% of total riverine phosphorus …

The fall of the Iron Curtain resulted in dramatic changes in Eastern Europe, including
substantial reductions in the use of fertilisers and livestock production, as well as a marked …