title: Eastern Europe. Adriatic nations team up to explore spreading marine mystery.
abstract: Scientists hope that unlocking the mystery of a slimy biomass that sometimes despoils the sparkling blue-green waters of the Adriatic Sea will push open the door to greater international scientific collaboration in the troubled region. The biomass's once-rare appearances have become increasingly frequent in the last decade, making it perhaps the most visible sign of environmental stress in the northern Adriatic. But its growing notoriety may have a silver lining: a major international program to study pollution and other environmental trends in the Adriatic.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Koenig
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017753:Ecosystem; D005061:Europe, Eastern; D007391:International Cooperation; D007558:Italy; D008386:Marine Biology; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D010933:Plankton / Q000502:physiology; D012106:Research; D014876:Water Pollution