Topic 1: " What is the Baltic contribution to the European marine biodiversity? What is the marine biodiversity knowledge in NAS countries?"
Author: Dr. Evald Ojaveer,
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The Baltic Sea is an excellent example of systematic research of the marine life by all adjacent countries during the last century and it could be used as a "research model" by scientists working in other semi-enclosed sea water bodies like the Mediterranean Sea. I agree with Dr. Ojaveer, that the availability of a part of the literature on the Baltic ecosystems is limited due to language barrier. Translations of Journal's back issues is also a very expensive and time consuming procedure. I believe that a good approach to this problem would be the encouragement of collaborations between the Baltic and the Mediterranean Sea scientists in all aspects of Marine Biology and Ecology.
Dr. Lydia Ignatiades,
National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos"
Athens, Greece |
