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Environmental Degradation of the Black Sea: Challenges and Remedies

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Editors:
  1. Sükrü T. Beşiktepe

    1. Institute of Marine Sciences, METU, Erdemli, İçel, Turkey

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  2. Ümit Ünlüata

    1. Institute of Marine Sciences, METU, Erdemli, İçel, Turkey

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  3. Alexandru S. Bologa

    1. Romanian Marine Research Institute, Constanta, Romania

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2 (ASEN2, volume 56)

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Origin of the Black Sea

    • Naci Görür
    Pages 1-8

  3. Geochemistry of the Late Pleistocene-Holocene Sediments of the Black Sea: An Overview

    • M. Namik Çağatay
    Pages 9-22

  4. Importance of Sedimentary Processes in Environmental Changes: Lower River Danube — Danube Delta — Western Black Sea System

    • N. Panin, D. C. Jipa, M. T. Gomoiu, D. Secrieru
    Pages 23-41

  5. Characteristic Chemical Features and Biogeochemical Cycles in the Black Sea

    • Ö. Baştürk, E. Yakushev, S. Tuğrul, İ. Salihoğlu
    Pages 43-59

  6. Eutrophication: A Plausible Cause for Changes in Hydrochemical Structure of the Black Sea Anoxic Layer

    • S. K. Konovalov, L. I. Ivanov, J. W. Murray, L. V. Eremeeva
    Pages 61-74

  7. The Suboxic Zone of the Black Sea

    • James W. Murray, Bing-Sun Lee, John Bullister, George W. Luther III
    Pages 75-91

  8. An Approach to Modelling Anoxic Conditions in the Black Sea

    • Evgeniy V. Yakushev
    Pages 93-108

  9. Temporal (Seasonal and Interannual) Changes of Ecosystem of the Open Waters of the Black Sea

    • M. E. Vinogradov, E. A. Shushkina, A. S. Mikaelyan, N. P. Nezlin
    Pages 109-129

  10. Distribution of Planktonic Primary Production in the Black Sea

    • Alexandru S. Bologa, Petre T. Frangopol, Vladimir I. Vedernikov, Ludmila V. Stelmakh, Oleg A. Yunev, Aysen Yilmaz et al.
    Pages 131-145

  11. Fluctuations of Pelagic Species of the Open Black Sea During 1980–1995 and Possible Teleconnections

    • U. Niermann, A. E. Kideys, A. V. Kovalev, V. Melnikov, V. Belokopytov
    Pages 147-173

  12. Status and Evolution of the Romanian Black Sea Coastal Ecosystem

    • Adriana Petranu, Mukader Apas, Nicolae Bodeanu, Alexandru S. Bologa, Camelia Dumitrache, Maria Moldoveanu et al.
    Pages 175-195

  13. Modeling the Black Sea Pelagic Ecosystem and Biogeochemical Structure: A Synthesis of Recent Activities

    • Temel Oguz, Umit Unluata, Hugh W. Ducklow, Paola Malanotte-Rizzoli
    Pages 197-223

  14. Satellite Altimetry Observations of the Black Sea

    • G. K. Korotaev, O. A. Saenko, C. J. Koblinsky, V. V. Knysh
    Pages 225-244

  15. Hydro-Optical Studies of the Black Sea: History and Status

    • V. L. Vladimirov, V. I. Mankovsky, M. V. Solov’ev, A. V. Mishonov, S. T. Besiktepe
    Pages 245-256

  16. Influence of Anthropogenic Impact on the Physiology of Some Black Sea Fish Species

    • G. E. Shulman, A. Ya. Stolbov, E. V. Ivleva, V. Ya. Shchepkin, G. S. Minyuk
    Pages 257-272

  17. International Mussel Watch (UNESCO/IOC) in the Black Sea: A Pilot Study for Biological Effects and Contaminant Residues

    • M. N. Moore, D. M. Lowe, R. J. Wedderburn, T. Wade, G. Balashov, H. Büyükgüngör et al.
    Pages 273-289

  18. Database and Database Management System of the TU-Black Sea Project

    • V. L. Vladimirov, S. T. Besiktepe, D. G. Aubrey
    Pages 291-301

  19. GIS for Regional Seas Programmes: A Case Study: The Black Sea

    • Vladimir O. Mamaev, David G. Aubrey, Oleg Musin
    Pages 303-316

  20. Towards Development of an Operational Marine Services System in the Black Sea

    • V. Ryabinin, M. Popova, J. Poitevin, P. Daniel, A. Frolov, G. Kortchev
    Pages 317-336
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About this book

The Black Sea presently faces severe ecological disequilibrium due primarily to eutrophication and other types of contaminants, from atmospheric, river and landbased sources. Major contaminants include nutrients, pesticides, hydrocarbons and heavy metals. Among the most critical contemporary concerns are eutrophication and associated deterioration of water quality, plankton blooms, hypoxia and anoxia, loss of biodiversity and decline of living resources. A better understanding of conditions leading to eutrophication and of the associated changes during the last four decades, is being carried out at national , regional and international levels. High quality scientific research has been conducted in all Black Sea riparian countries (Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russian Federation, Turkey, Ukraine). In addition, several successful regional research programmes (e.g., CoMSBlack, NATO-TU Black Sea, NATO-TU Waves, EC-EROS 2000 Phase III, IOC­ Black Sea Regional Center with Pilot Projects 112) and one major environmental management program (GEF-BSEP) have been successfully launched. New international efforts like the Black Sea Commission, the Black Sea Program Coordination Unit, the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (all situated in Istanbul), together with the Convention for the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution (Bucharest, 1992) and the Odessa Interministerial Decleration (1993) attest to the economic and political importance of these problems and the attention presently paid to this endangered sea.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Marine Sciences, METU, Erdemli, İçel, Turkey

    Sükrü T. Beşiktepe, Ümit Ünlüata

  • Romanian Marine Research Institute, Constanta, Romania

    Alexandru S. Bologa

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Environmental Degradation of the Black Sea: Challenges and Remedies

  • Editors: Sükrü T. Beşiktepe, Ümit Ünlüata, Alexandru S. Bologa

  • Series Title: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4568-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Kluwer Academic Publishers 1999

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-5675-2Due: 31 May 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-5676-9Published: 31 May 1999

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-4568-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1389-1839

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 393

  • Topics: Ecology, Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Oceanography

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology

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