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• Species extinction
  ...rates since humans have become Earth's dominant large animal and the cause of global environmental change. ...irst started in the deep ocean area, and then moved up to the upper layers of ocean, killing almost all living creatures.
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• Ecological and latitudinal aspects
  ...similar pattern has been postulated for marine biota. The first suggestion of the latitudinal diversity cline was formulated in late 1950ies for hard bot ...G (2000) Latitudinal gradients of species richness in the deep-sea benthos of North Atlantic. Proc. Natl Acad Sci USA 97:4082-4085</ref> described a cle
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• Biodiversity and Ecosystem function
  ...tz, O. and Vogt, D. 1996. Biodiversity and the productivity and stability of ecosystems. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 11: 372-377</ref>). == Importance of ecosystem function ==
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• Chesepeake Bay Program
  ...nvestments and some notable environmental improvements, the overall health of the bay remains poor. ==Characterization of the System==
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• Clean Water Act
  ...ation in and on the water”, wherever attainable. The fundamental purpose of the CWA has been widely communicated as making the nation’s waters “fis ==Statutory Provisions of the CWA==
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• Algal bloom dynamics
  ...eris_cover.png |280px|thumb|right| Fig. 1. Envisat MERIS true colour image of a phytoplankton bloom (bright blue color) in the Barents Sea.]] ...s that provide insight into the phenomenon of algal blooms. A simple model of algal bloom dynamics is presented in the appendix.
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• Meiofauna of Sandy Beaches
  ...gement and monitoring programs, and public and policy makers are not aware of its importance. Consequently, these environments and their resources are no ...igure 2). The interstitial system is also habitat for larvae and juveniles of certain macrofaunal species.
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• Ecosystem function
  ...R.M.J. 2002. A typology for the classification, description and valuation of ecosystem functions, goods and services. Ecological Economics 41: 393–408 Ecosystem functions are conceived as a subset of ecological processes and ecosystem structures. }}
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• A review of biodiversity-ecosystem function research
  ...cesses and [[ecosystem function]], which subsequently affect the provision of ecosystem goods and services, and ultimately affect human well-being <ref n ...nds to have positive effects on ecosystem properties, although the pattern of response may vary depending on the [[ecosystem]] and species investigated.
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• Sand dune - Country Report, Finland
  ...in the Netherlands in November 1991. It attempted to provide a description of the [[sand dunes|sand dune vegetation]], sites and [[conservation]] issues ...pool, UK (Doody ed. 2008)<ref>Doody, J.P., ed. 2008. ''Sand Dune Inventory of Europe, 2nd Edition''. National Coastal Consultants and EUCC - The Coastal
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• Chemical and physical properties of functional metabolites
  ...f the metabolic pathways compared to the important role that these classes of compounds play in primary metabolism. ...synthesis of these compounds are often complex and significant quantities of metabolic energy may be expended to generate compounds that could otherwise
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• Functional metabolites in benthic invertebrates
  ...narrow range in concentration of a molecule, spanning less than one order of magnitude. ...anemones, these organisms are sessile animals that respond to the presence of the tripeptide imbricatine released from the predator starfish Dermasterias
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• Sand dune - Country Report, Denmark
  ...in the Netherlands in November 1991. It attempted to provide a description of the [[sand dunes|sand dune vegetation]], sites and [[conservation]] issues ...pool, UK (Doody ed. 2008)<ref>Doody, J.P., ed. 2008. ''Sand Dune Inventory of Europe, 2nd Edition''. National Coastal Consultants and EUCC - The Coastal
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• Pentachloroanisole
  ...sistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) 14 April, 2009 Summary of Expert Reviews of Pentachlorophenol (PCP)]</ref>. ...ery high (higher than PCP) potential to [[bioaccumulation|bioaccumulate]]. Evidence for [[biomagnification]] still has to be produced.
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• Nickel
  ...own to be essential for normal growth and reproduction in some [[species]] of animals<ref name = wiki>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel http://www.wik ...s. Most of the nickel is particulate and is therefore present in the soils of [[estuary|estuaries]]<ref name = c>Clark, R,B., 1999. Marine pollution. Oxf
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• Effects of climate change on the Mediterranean
  This article reports findings of the MARBEF subprojects MARPLAN and DEEPSETS in the period 2005-2008. ...gely due to its long evolutionary history and the prehistoric introduction of many Atlantic species into the
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• Climate change, evolution and biodiversity hotspots
  ...vealed various examples of cryptic [[species]]: [[population|populations]] of which it was previously thought that they belonged to the same species beca ...ecies. Such studies have generated important new insights into the process of speciation in the marine environment. For example the Heart Urchin, [http:/
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• Disturbances, biodiversity changes and ecosystem stability
  ...tter understanding is needed of the relative importance of different kinds of changes. ...n changes in [[species diversity]]. This outcome emphasises the importance of preserving not only particular species but also the relative abundances wit
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• Future marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning research issues
  ...iversity and Ecosystem Functioning] (MarBEF) has, over the past five years of its existence, moulded a scientific community that has never been so concep ...which are now much clearer than before, but MarBEF has also revealed areas of weakness that require concentrated effort <ref name="ma">[https://www.resea
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• Marine Protected Areas in Europe
  ...e Birds and Habitats Directive is briefly described and the current status of marine Natura 2000 sites is outlined. .... Independent reports about losses in marine species, depleted populations of commercial fish stocks and increasing human pressures on marine ecosystems
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