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Eutrophication

Background

Definition

Causes

Effects and consequences

Assessment

Technical-scientific assessment

Climate (centreret)

Hydrography

Inputs from land-based sources, the atmosphere and adjacent seas

Nutrient concentrations, ratios and limitations

Phytoplankton and harmful algal blooms

Zooplankton

Oxygen depletion

Degradation of organic matter in eustuarine sediments

Submerged aquatic vegetation

Softbottom macrobenthos

Fish kills in coastal waters

Map of Danish Marine Waters

 

 

Management

Responses and adaptive management

Principles

Nutrient reduction strategies in Denmark

International co-operation to abate marine eutrofication

Summary

Summary, conclusions and the future

Degree of nutrient enrichment

Direct effects

Indirect effects

Effectiveness of strategies and measures

Conclusions

The future


 

 
Danish Environmental Protection Agency & National Environmental Research Institute • updated: