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2. Water and related ecosystems: Located in Publications › Europe's environment — An Assessment of Assessments
10 messages for 2010 — freshwater ecosystems: Freshwater ecosystems in Europe are rich in biodiversity but at risk. They provide essential ecosystem services to humans, such as cleaning water, preventing floods, producing food, providing energy and regulating freshwater resources...
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Alps — The impacts of climate change in Europe today: Located in Signals — every breath we take › Signals 2010
Annual aquaculture production by country in (EU-15 + EFTA and EU-7, EU 2 + others), 2001 and 2008: The figure shows the annual aquaculture production by country for 2001 and 2008
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Annual Water availability per capita by country, 2001: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Annual water availability per person (Falkenmark indicator): Present and projected annual water availability per person
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Aquaculture production (CSI 033) - Assessment published Sep 2011: European aquaculture production has continued to rapidly increase during the past 15 years due to the expansion of marine production. EU 15 and EFTA countries dominate EU’s aquaculture production, where Norway accounted for nearly 40% of the total European production in 2008, followed by Spain, France, Italy and the United Kingdom. Turkey is the most important producer in the EU7 + EU2 + others, having increased its output by nearly 200% from 2001 to 2008. The major increase in aquaculture production has been in marine salmon culture in northwest Europe and, to a lesser extent, trout culture throughout western Europe and Turkey. Aquaculture production intensity, as measured per kilometre of coastline length, is two times higher in EU 15 + EFTA countries compared with EU7 + EU2 + other countries. This intensity is likely to continue to rise as marine aquaculture production increases, particularly since the culture of new species, such as cod, halibut and turbot, is becoming more viable. This increase represents a rise in pressure on adjacent water bodies and associated ecosystems, resulting mainly from nutrient release from aquaculture facilities. The precise level of local impact will mainly vary according to species, production techniques and local natural characteristics.
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Aquaculture production (marine and brackish; thousand tonnes) in 1970-2002 in the Mediterranean Sea: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Arable land in upstream catchments: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Average annual runoff: Notes: Map prepared at a 10 km x 10 km grid resolution, showing average run-off with some smoothing of local detail
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