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Decline in mean trophic level of fisheries landings
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Mean trophic level of fisheries landings for the north-east Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Seas, 1950-2003
The decline in mean trophic levels results in shortened food chains, leaving ecosystems less able to cope with natural or human-induced change
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Data and maps
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Maps and graphs
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Adapting to climate change — key message 3
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Vulnerabilities differ across regions, sectors and communities, with pronounced consequences expected in the Mediterranean basin, north-western and central-eastern Europe and the Arctic. Many coastal zones, mountains and areas prone to river floods are particularly vulnerable, as are cities and urban areas. In some sectors and regions new opportunities may occur. However, with increases in both temperatures and the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, adverse effects are likely to dominate in the medium to long term.
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The European environment – state and outlook 2010
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Adapting to climate change - SOER 2010 thematic assessment
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Key messages
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Ecosystem accounting and the cost of biodiversity losses — the case of coastal Mediterranean wetlands
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This report focuses on ways we can use land and
ecosystem accounting techniques to describe and
monitor the consequences of biodiversity loss in
the coastal wetlands of the Mediterranean. These
ecosystems are characterised by the close coupling of
economic, social and ecological processes, and any
accounting system has to represent how these key
elements are linked and change over time. This report
discusses the importance of estimating the ecological
and social costs of maintaining these systems, and the
problems surrounding providing monetary estimates
of the services associated with wetlands. It also shows
how individual wetland socio-ecological systems (SES)
can be defined and mapped using the remotely sensed
land cover information from Corine Land Cover.
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Publications
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Quality of bathing water — 2009 bathing season
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Annual summary report of bathing water quality in EU Member States.
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Publications