Global Change and Baltic Coastal Zones

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Schernewski, Gerald (Editor), Hofstede, Jacobus (Editor), Neumann, Thomas (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Series: Coastal Research Library, 1
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Climate change.; Coasts.; Environmental management.; Marine sciences.; Freshwater.; Earth Sciences.; Coastal Sciences.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Environmental Management.; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.

Climate change and ongoing transformation processes in economy and agriculture will have strong and multiple impacts in the Baltic region. In particular coastal zones face increasing hazards, e.g. due to sea level rise or changes in riverine nutrient loads and eutrophication. These changes also offe...