Coastal Ecosystems in Transition A Comparative Analysis of the Northern Adriatic and Chesapeake Bay

Explores how two coastal ecosystems are responding to the pressures of human expansion

The Northern Adriatic Sea, a continental shelf ecosystem in the Northeast Mediterranean Sea, and the Chesapeake Bay, a major estuary of the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States, are semi-enclosed, river-dominated ecosystems with urbanized watersheds that support extensive industrial agriculture.

Coastal Ecosystems in Transition: A Comparative Analysis of the Northern Adriatic and Chesapeake Bay presents an update of a study published two decades ago. Revisiting these two ecosystems provides an opportunity to assess changing anthropogenic pressures in the context of global climate change. The new insights can be used to inform ecosystem-based approaches to sustainable development of coastal environments.

Volume highlights include:

• Effects of nutrient enrichment and climate-driven changes on critical coastal habitats
• Patterns of stratification and circulation
• Food web dynamics from phytoplankton to fish
• Nutrient cycling, water quality, and harmful algal events
• Causes and consequences of interannual variability

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Thomas 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

Preface

1. Introduction: Coastal Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services at Risk

Thomas Malone, Alenka Malej, and Jadran Faganeli

2. Recent status and long-term trends in freshwater discharge and nutrient inputs

Qian Zhang, Stefano Cozzi, Cindy Palinkas and Michele Giani

3. Sea state: Recent progress in the context of climate change

William C. Boicourt, Matja? Ličer, Ming Li, Martin Vodopivec and Vlado Malačič

4. Phytoplankton dynamics in a changing environment

Mark Brush, Patricija Mozetič, Janja Francé, Fabrizio Bernardi Aubry, Tamara Djakovac, Jadran Faganeli, Lora Harris and Meghann Niesen

5. Eutrophication: toxic algal events, oxygen depletion, and acidification

Mark Brush, Michele Giani, Cecilia Totti, Jeremy Testa, Jadran Faganeli, Nives Ogrinc, Michael Kemp and Serena Fonda

6. Mesozooplankton and gelatinous zooplankton in the face of environmental stressors

James Pierson, Elisa Camatti, Raleigh Hood, Tjaša Kogovšek, Davor Lučić, Valentina Tirelli and Alenka Malej

7. Ecological role of microbes: Current knowledge and future prospects

Valentina Turk, Sairah Malkin, Mauro Celussi, Tinkara Tinta, Jacob Cram, Francesca Malfatti and Feng Chen

8. Advances in our understanding of pelagic-benthic coupling

Jeremy Testa, Jadran Faganeli, Michele Giani, Mark Brush, Cinzia De Vittor, Walter Boynton, Stefano Covelli, Ryan Woodland, Nives Kovač, and W. Michael Kemp

9. Status of critical habitats and invasive species

Cindy Palinkas, Michele Mistri, Lorie Staver, Lovrenc Lipej, Petar Kru?ić, J. Court Stevenson, Mario Tamburri, Cristina Munari and Martina Orlando-Bonaca

10. Status of fish and shellfish stocks

Victor Kennedy, Luca Bolognini, Jakov Dulčić, Ryan Woodland, Michael Wilberg, and Lora Harris

11. Ecosystem-Based Management of Multiple Pressures: Summary and Conclusions

Alenka Malej, Jadran Faganeli and Thomas Malone

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