Based on a fifty-year study conducted by the Leibniz Institute for
Baltic Sea Research, this book brings together a comprehensive
summary of their observations and findings. Written by well-known
experts, this revealing book concentrates on long-term changes in
the Baltic Sea?which can be extrapolated to shed light on the
environmental problems of other shelf seas, brackish seas, and
large estuaries?thereby contributing to our understanding of water
exchange processes, eutrophication, and climatic impacts at the
forefront of international concern.
About the author
Rainer Feistel, Ph D, is a physicist and oceanographer at IOW
in Warnemünde, Germany, and is the author of four previous
books.
Günther Nausch, Ph D, is a senior marine chemist at IOW,
where he works on nutrient cycles and long-term trend observations
in the Baltic Sea.
Norbert Wasmund, Ph D, is a senior marine biologist at IOW, where
he specializes in phytoplankton research and is responsible for
biological monitoring.