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Environmental Conditions at the Coast: The Terrestrial Ecosystems

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Southern Baltic Coastal Systems Analysis

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 246))

Abstract

In this chapter, the characteristics of the terrestrial hinterland of the Baltic Sea coast in Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern are described from a physical viewpoint. Additional information on the basic social and economic structures can be found in Sect. 5.4. The descriptions encompass the main topographic features inside the Baltic Sea catchment area, its fundamental geological and geomorphological structures and the respective patterns of land use and land cover. The main climate conditions are described and the text touches on the soils, hydrological characteristics, the shapes of river systems, and a comparison of nature conservation areas.

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    https://www.dwd.de/DE/leistungen/klimadatendeutschland/klimadatendeutschland.html;

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    https://www.statistik-nord.de/zahlen-fakten/handel-tourismus-dienstleistungen/tourismus/dokumentenansicht/tourismus-in-schleswig-holstein-im-januar-2020-61951/

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    https://www.tmv.de/uebernachtungen-nach-reiseregionen/

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    https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/daten/wasser/ostsee/flusseintraege-direkte-eintraege-in-die-ostsee#daten-zu-nahrstoffeintragen-aus-den-anliegerstaaten

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  1. Department of Ecosystem Management, Institute for Natural Resource Conservation, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany

    Felix Müller & Sabine Bicking

  2. Büro für Umwelt und Küste, Kiel, Germany

    Kai Ahrendt

  3. Geographical Institute, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany

    Horst Sterr

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Müller, F., Bicking, S., Ahrendt, K., Sterr, H. (2023). Environmental Conditions at the Coast: The Terrestrial Ecosystems. In: Schubert, H., Müller, F. (eds) Southern Baltic Coastal Systems Analysis. Ecological Studies, vol 246. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13682-5_5

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