Microplastics on sandy beaches of the southern Baltic Sea
Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2020 Microplastic occurrence and composition were investigated along the Polish coast (southern Baltic Sea) on 12 beaches differing in terms of intensity of their touristic exploitation, urbanisation and sediment characteristics. Their mean concentrations varied between 76 and 295 items per kg dry sediment.
Barbara Urban-Malinga +6 more
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Seasonal contribution of terrestrial organic matter and biological oxygen demand to the Baltic Sea from three contrasting river catchments [PDF]
Biogeosciences, 2014 To examine the potential influence of terrestrially derived DOM on the Baltic Sea, a year-long study of dissolved organic matter (DOM) was performed in three river catchments in Sweden.
H. E. Reader +2 more
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Household composition across the new Europe: Where do the new Member States fit in? [PDF]
, 2011 In this paper we present indicators of household structure for 26 of the 27 countries of the post-enlargement European Union. As well as broad indicators of household type, we present statistics on single-person and extended-family households, and on the
Alexandra J. Skew +13 more
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Genetic differentiation in an endangered and strongly philopatric, migrant shorebird
BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Background Populations living in fragmented habitats may suffer from loss of genetic variation and reduced between-patch dispersal, which are processes that can result in genetic differentiation.
Nelli Rönkä +11 more
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Large business in the coastal zones of Russia: features and factors of localisation [PDF]
Baltic Region, 2019 Russia’s evident ‘turn to the sea’ as regards the economy, the infrastructure, and population distribution patterns is very much in line with the interests and projects of large businesses.
Druzhinin A. G.
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Argo floats in the southern Baltic Sea
Oceanologia, 2020 Summary This work aims to familiarize the reader with issues related to modern oceanographic measurement techniques performed by Argo autonomous profiling floats. The opportunity for this is the three years of innovative activity on the part of Argo-Poland in the Baltic Sea.
Walczowski, Waldemar +4 more
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Deep-crustal earthquakes in the southern Baltic Shield [PDF]
Geophysical Journal International, 1992 SUMMARY On 1986 July 14, one of the largest earthquakes in the Baltic Shield during this century occurred near Skovde in the province of Vastergotland, Sweden, with a magnitude of ML(UPP) = 4.5. It was followed by the so far largest number of recorded aftershocks, more than 20, from any Swedish earthquake.
Arvidsson, R. +2 more
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Comparison of trace metal bioavailabilities in European coastal waters using mussels from Mytilus edulis [PDF]
, 2010 Mussels from Mytilus edulis complex were used as biomonitors of the trace metals Fe, Mn, Pb, Zn, and Cu at 17 sampling sites to assess the relative bioavailability of metals in coastal waters around the European continent.
Hummel, H. +4 more
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Shipyard Archaeology in the Southern Baltic
Analecta Archaeologica Ressoviensia, 2023 In the past two decades, the topic of archaeological studies of shipyard sites has regularly appeared in research devoted to maritime archaeology around the world. The closer attention of archaeologists to shipyard sites is due to the increased interest in studies of the maritime cultural landscape, ship graveyards, and coastal archaeology. The purpose
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Spatial configuration of Rostov agglomeration in southwestern Russia – territorial, demographical and functional dynamics [PDF]
Human Geographies: Journal of Studies and Research in Human Geography, 2020 Cities around the world are central locations for economic activity, industrial production, research and innovation. Urban environment is a favourable locus for entrepreneurship and living, accumulating a significant share of regional and national ...
Vasilisa Gorochnaya, Andrey Mikhaylov
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