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Contents
Part B.I The North Sea and the Atlantic Coasts
of Western and Southern Europe
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The North Sea Coasts of Denmark, Germany
and the Netherlands
7.1
7.2
7.2.1
7.2.2
7.2.3
7.2.4
7.3
P.H. Nienhuis
Introduction
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Eutrophication Along the North
Sea Coasts . . . . . . . . . . .
Denmark and the Outer Baltic
Germany . . . . .
The Netherlands
Belgium ..
Conclusions
References .
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The British Isles
R.L. Fletcher .
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.6
Introduction
Sources of Nutrients
Distribution of "Eutrophicated" Localities
Effect of "Eutrophication" on Marine
Benthic Algal Communities . . . . . . . .
Marine Benthic Algae
Associated with "Eutrophicated" Waters .
Effect of Excessive Growth of Algae
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The French Atlantic Coasts
P. Dion and S. Le Bozec
9.1
9.2
9.2.1
9.2.2
9.3
Introduction . . . . . .
Green Tides of Brittany Coasts.
Production Mechanism of Green Tides
Fighting Means
and Associated Research Programs
. Other Cases of Eutrophication
Along the French Coast . . . . . .
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