Traditional and emerging human activities are increasingly putting pressures on marine
ecosystems and impacting their ability to sustain ecological and human communities. To …

To combat unwanted fouling on immersed hulls, biocidal antifouling coatings are commonly
applied to vessels trafficking the Baltic Sea. Here, the efficacy, environmental sustainability …

Management of marine ecosystems requires spatial information on current impacts. In
several marine regions, including the Mediterranean and Black Sea, legal mandates and …

Background Identification of key foraging habitats of aquatic top predators is essential for
designing effective management and conservation strategies. The Baltic ringed seal (Phoca …

Abstract The European Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) requires EU Member
States (MS) to achieve Good Environmental Status (GEnS) of their seas by 2020. We …

Marine ecosystems are increasingly threatened by the cumulative effects of multiple human
pressures. Cumulative effect assessments (CEAs) are needed to inform environmental …

We reviewed 219 papers and built an inventory of 532 items of ecological evidence on
multiple stressor impacts in rivers, lakes, transitional and coastal waters, as well as …

Coastal environments, in particular heavily populated semi-enclosed marginal seas and
coasts like the Baltic Sea region, are strongly affected by human activities. A multitude of …

Abstract The European Union has embarked on a policy which aims to achieve good
ecological status in all surface waters (ie rivers, lakes, transitional and coastal waters). In …

Efforts to understand and map cumulative impacts of human activities on ecosystems have
gained new interest and relevance as management moves towards ecosystem‐based …