Coastal Ecosystems in Transition (eBook)

Thomas C. Malone, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, USA Alenka Malej, National Institute of Biology, Slovenia Jadran Faganeli, National Institute of Biology, Slovenia

List of Contributors vii

Preface xi

1. Introduction: Coastal Ecosystem Services at Risk 1
Thomas C. Malone, Alenka Malej, and Jadran Faganeli

2. Recent Status and Long-Term Trends in Freshwater Discharge and Nutrient Inputs 7
Qian Zhang, Stefano Cozzi, Cindy Palinkas, and Michele Giani

3. Sea State: Recent Progress in the Context of Climate Change 21
William C. Boicourt, Matja? Licer, Ming Li, Martin Vodopivec, and Vlado Malacic

4. Phytoplankton Dynamics in a Changing Environment 49
Mark J. Brush, Patricija Mozetic, Janja Francé, Fabrizio Bernardi Aubry, Tamara Djakovac, Jadran Faganeli, Lora A. Harris, and Meghann Niesen

5. Eutrophication, Harmful Algae, Oxygen Depletion, and Acidification 75
Mark J. Brush, Michele Giani, Cecilia Totti, Jeremy M. Testa, Jadran Faganeli, Nives Ogrinc, W. Michael Kemp, and Serena Fonda Umani

6. Mesozooplankton and Gelatinous Zooplankton in the Face of Environmental Stressors 105
James Pierson, Elisa Camatti, Raleigh Hood, Tjasa Kogovsek, Davor Lucic,´ Valentina Tirelli, and Alenka Malej

7. Ecological Role of Microbes: Current Knowledge and Future Prospects 129
Valentina Turk, Sairah Malkin, Mauro Celussi, Tinkara Tinta, Jacob Cram, Francesca Malfatti, and Feng Chen

8. Advances in Our Understanding of Pelagic-Benthic Coupling 147
Jeremy M. Testa, Jadran Faganeli, Michele Giani, Mark J. Brush, Cinzia De Vittor, Walter R. Boynton, Stefano Covelli, Ryan J. Woodland, Nives Kovac, and W. Michael Kemp

9. Status of Critical Habitats and Invasive Species 177
Cindy Palinkas, Michele Mistri, Lorie Staver, Lovrenc Lipej, Petar Kru?ic,´ J. Court Stevenson, Mario Tamburri, Cristina Munari, and Martina Orlando-Bonaca

10. Status of Fish and Shellfish Stocks 203
Victor S. Kennedy, Luca Bolognini, Jakov Dulcic,´ Ryan J. Woodland, Michael J. Wilberg, and Lora A. Harris

11. Ecosystem-Based Management of Multiple Pressures: Summary and Conclusions 229
Alenka Malej, Jadran Faganeli, and Thomas C. Malone

Index 233