Marine benthic vegetation : recent changes and the effects of eutrophication

ncreasing amounts of various types of wastes and pollutants including nutrients enter thé coastai waters via rivers, direct dis|j charges from land drainage Systems, diffuse land runoff, durnp-" ing and via thé atmosphère. This has ied to coastai eutrophica-tion and in extrême cases to hypertrophication. Until recently, coastai eutrophication and thé resulting effects on marine macrophytes were mainly treaîed as locai short-term problems, However, thé loca! nearshore probîems developed into overall coasta! and inshore phenomena, and recently we hâve been facing coastai eutrophication probîems on a global scale. This book is thé first comprehensive document, systematicaliy covering thé entire coastline of Europe on thé effects of eutrophication on thé marine benthic végétation.