Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde

Three-dimensional circulation controls on pollutant retention and mucilage accumulation in the sea of Marmara: A Lagrangian perspective

The Sea of Marmara is undergoing a severe marine pollution crisis driven by chronic nutrient enrichment and recurrent mucilage outbreaks. The physical mechanisms controlling transport, accumulation and persistence of pollutants and organic matter remain insufficiently resolved. H...

Storm-modulated submesoscale dynamics over sloping topography in a wind-driven, non-tidal basin

While ocean surface submesoscales have been extensively studied, their counterparts in the bottom boundary layer (BBL) remain little explored. These subsurface features, however, appear to play a key role in (i) boundary-interior exchange, (ii) forward energy cascade, and (iii) t...

Assessing the potential, effectiveness and implementation challenges of beach and tourism ecolabels for beach macrolitter reduction

Abstract There is an urgent need to address the contribution of mass tourism to coastal litter generation, however, identifying effective, context-specific measures to reduce listed litter remains challenging. This study evaluated 142 beach and tourism ecolabels against a list of...