Southern Baltic Coastal Systems Analysis / edited by Hendrik Schubert, Felix Müller.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Müller, Felix, editor.

Schubert, Hendrik, editor.

Series:

Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 2196-971X ; 246

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freshwater ecology.

Marine ecology.

Water.

Hydrology.

Biotic communities.

Social sciences.

Humanities.

Environmental management.

Freshwater and Marine Ecology.

Ecosystems.

Humanities and Social Sciences.

Environmental Management.

Local Subjects:

Freshwater and Marine Ecology.

Water.

Ecosystems.

Humanities and Social Sciences.

Environmental Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.

Summary:

This book gives an overall analysis of the current knowledge status about structures, functions, utilization for German Baltic coast ecosystems. The main focus of this book is on the aquatic area, but land/sea interactions as well as river outfalls are included as well. Characteristic for this book is the inclusion of social science aspects. Approximately one third of its extent will be about the ecosystem services. In this segment the results of the last 6 years are presented in which a comprehensive quantification of the social relevance of ecosystems was carried out covering the entire area of the German Baltic Sea. This part builds directly on the results of scientific investigations and are in relation to social ideals. The assessment will not only be economically and ethically but also the mechanisms that are used for the valorisation of the ecosystem services will be evaluated. Both sub-areas, the classic natural science part as well as the part of social science aspects, deal with the changes caused by increasing anthropogenic influence and social (including demographic) changes. This will be among others in the sense of an exemplary historical outline. The final chapter of the synthesis therefore not only presents a summary of the level of knowledge gained and a deduction of the research needs. It further contains a presentation of the application aspects resulting from the analysis of the social relevance gained from basic scientific research. The book is aimed at scientists (and students) of natural, life and social sciences, analysing functioning and structures of coastal ecosystems with regard to sustainable use and nature protection, including aspects of coastal protection. Besides, it is thought to become a reference for all levels of decision makers and stakeholders in coastal and marine management of the Baltic and North Sea region, providing also a blueprint for system analysis respecting for societal as well as biological aspects world-wide.

Contents:

Part I. Introduction

Chapter 1. Southern Baltic Coastal Systems Analysis: Questions, Conceptions and Red Threads

Chapter 2. Coastal Ecosystems from a Social-Ecological Perspective

Part II. Ecological Structures and Functions of the German Baltic Sea Coast

Chapter 3. The Abiotic Background: Climatic, Hydrological and Geological Conditions of the Southern Baltic

Chapter 4. Geological and Sedimentary Conditions

Chapter 5. Environmental Conditions at the Coast: The Terrestrial Ecosystems

Chapter 6. Environmental Conditions at the Coast: Shoreline Ecosystems

Chapter 7. Ecosystem and Landscape Functions of the Coast: Recent Research Results

Chapter 8: Benthic Habitats and Their Inhabitants

Part III. Ecological Structures and Functions of Coastal Water and Offshore Ecosystems

Chapter 9. Introducing the Ecological Aspects

Chapter 10. Baltic Sea Aquatic Ecosystems in a Gradient from Land to Open Sea

Chapter 11. Comparison of Abiotic Parameters and Dominant Primary Producers Between the Two Main Investigation Areas

Chapter 12. Short-Term Variability, Long-Term Trends and Seasonal Aspects in the Darß-Zingst Bodden Chain

Chapter 13. Carbon Fluxes/Food-Webs: Effect of Macrophytes on Food Web Characteristics in Coastal Lagoons

Chapter 14. Ecological Structure in Benthic Habitats of Offshore Waters

Chapter 15. Patterns of Bioturbation and Associated Matter Fluxes

Chapter 16. Seasonal Aspects and Short-Term Variability of the Pelagic Offshore Ecosystems

Chapter 17. Long-Term Trends of the Offshore Ecosystems

Chapter 18. Nutrient and Limitation Regimes in Coastal Water Ecosystems

Part IV. Combining the Aspects: Ecosystem Service Assessment

Chapter 19. The Human Factor: Coastal Social-Ecological Systems

Chapter 20. Introduction: The Concept of Ecosystem Service Assessment Applied to Coastal Systems

Chapter 21. The Missing Links in Ecosystem Service Research

Chapter 22. Eudaimonic Valuation of Cultural Ecosystem Services

Chapter 23. Economic Valuation of Cultural Ecosystem Services

Chapter 24. Spatial Ecosystem Service Assessment Across the Land-Sea-Interface

Chapter 25. Temporal Changes in Aquatic Ecosystem Services Provision: Approach and Examples

Chapter 26. Assessing Temporal Changes in Ecosystem Service Provisions: Conceiving Future Pathways

Part V. Synthesis: Assessment as a Tool for Managing Coastal Ecosystems?

Chapter 27. Applying the Integrated Approach

Chapter 28. Mechanisms of Ecosystem Service Production: An Outcome of Ecosystem Functions and Ecological Integrity in Coastal Lagoons

Chapter 29. Ecosystem Service Assessment in European Coastal and Marine Policies

Chapter 30. Ecosystem Services and Sustainable Development: The Case for Strong Sustainability

Chapter 31. Concluding Remarks.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Schubert, Hendrik Southern Baltic Coastal Systems Analysis

ISBN:

3-031-13682-9