Anmerkung: Intro -- Series Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sediments Characteristics -- 3 Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Seawater -- 3.1 Salinity -- 3.2 Temperature -- 3.3 Nutrients -- 3.4 Water Dynamics -- 4 Marine Pollution -- References -- Hydrographic and Oceanographic Characteristics of the Southern Part of the Adriatic Sea -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Hydrographic Characteristics -- 2.1 Coast -- 2.2 Islands -- 2.3 Seabed -- 2.4 Tides -- 3 Oceanographic Characteristics -- 3.1 Currents -- 3.2 Sea Surface Temperature -- 3.3 Sea Surface Salinity -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Rivers of the Coast of Montenegro -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Rivers of the Montenegrin Coast -- 3 The Catchment Area of the River Bojana in the Zone of the Montenegrin Coast -- 4 Flow Ranking -- 5 Morphometric Characteristics of Waterflows in the Observed Space -- 5.1 Adriatic Sea Basin from the Montenegrin Coast -- 5.2 Bojana River Basin -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Forests of the Coast of Montenegro -- 1 Introduction -- 2 State of the Forest -- 2.1 Forest Distribution -- 2.2 Tree Species Represented in Coastal Forests -- 2.3 Forest Communities -- 2.4 Typical Mediterranean Forest Related Natura 2000 Habitat Types -- 3 Risks -- 3.1 Forest Fires -- 3.2 Erosion Processes -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- The Agriculture of Adriatic Montenegrin Coast -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Analysis of the Agricultural Situation in Montenegro and the Coastal Region -- 2.1 Overview of Agriculture Development in Montenegro -- 2.2 Overview of Agriculture Development in the Coastal Zone -- 2.2.1 Geographical and Climatic Conditions for Agriculture Development -- 2.2.2 Population Structure in Montenegro by Regions -- 2.2.3 Rural Areas -- 2.2.4 Agricultural Holding -- 3 Conditions for Agriculture Development in the Coastal Region. , 3.1 Natural Conditions for Agriculture Development in the Coastal Region -- 3.1.1 Bar -- 3.1.2 Budva -- 3.1.3 Herceg Novi -- 3.1.4 Kotor -- 3.1.5 Tivat -- 3.1.6 Ulcinj -- 3.2 Natural Resources for Agriculture Development -- 3.2.1 Agriculture of the Coastal Region -- 3.2.2 Plant Production -- 3.2.3 Livestock Farming -- 3.2.4 Demographic Indicators by Municipalities -- 4 Possible Agriculture Development Directions for the Coastal Region -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Regional Climate Change of the Adriatic Montenegrin Coast -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Climate Variability -- 2.1 Examples of Storms in Montenegro and Their Consequences -- 3 Climate Change -- 4 Storms´ Classification and Vulnerability Assessment -- 4.1 Meteorological Measurements of Wind and Rain Data -- 4.2 Observation from the Ship and Instrumental Measurements of Waves -- 5 Vulnerability Assessment -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Trace Elements in Mussels from Montenegrin Coast: A Risk for Human Health -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Trace Elements Accumulation by Mussels: The Montenegrin Coast -- 2.1 Sampling of Mussels and Chemical Analysis -- 2.2 Comparison of the Results from the Montenegrin Coast -- 3 Mediterranean Mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) as a Seafood: Benefits and Risks -- 4 Human Exposure to Trace Elements via Consumption of Mussels -- 4.1 Target Hazard Quotient and Hazard Index -- 4.2 Maximum Allowable Mussel Consumption Rate -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Tetrodotoxin in Invasive Silver-cheeked Toadfish Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin, 1789) in the Adriatic Sea -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Entry of Invasive Species into the Mediterranean Sea -- 3 Pufferfish Toxicity -- 3.1 Analysis of Tetrodotoxin in Pufferfish Tissue of the Adriatic Sea Specimens -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Some Results of Air Pollution from Passenger Ferries in the Boka Kotorska Bay. , 1 Introduction and Background -- 2 Regulatory Achievements -- 2.1 International Legislative Framework -- 2.2 National Legislative Framework -- 3 Bottom-Up Methodology: An Observation -- 3.1 Results of the Bottom-Up Approach from Corbett and Farrell [3] -- 3.2 Results of the Bottom-Up Approach from Tzannatos [28, 29] -- 3.3 Specifics of the Bottom-Up Approach Described in Eyring et al. [7] -- 3.4 Activity-Based Method from Nunes et al. [33] -- 3.5 Activity-Based Emissions from Dragović et al. [18] -- 3.6 Applied Methodology in Murena et al. [34] -- 4 Quantification of Ferry Emission in the Boka Kotorska Bay -- 4.1 Input Data -- 4.2 Load and Emission Factors Determination -- 4.3 Emission Calculation Formulation -- 5 Results -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Discourse Analysis of the Research Articles About Marine Environment Relating to the Adriatic Coast -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Results and Discussions -- 3.1 Background: Setting the Scene -- 3.2 Indicating Gaps and Flows -- 3.3 Presenting the Research -- 3.4 Marine or Maritime? -- 3.5 Presenting Conclusions -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Coastal Towns and Settlements of the Montenegrin Coast -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Coastal Region -- 2.1 Regional and Landscape Characteristics -- 2.2 Sea Aquatorium -- 3 Montenegrin Coastal Towns -- 3.1 Typologies of Coastal Towns and Settlements of Montenegro -- 3.2 The Location of Coastal Towns and Settlements of Montenegro -- 3.2.1 Ulcinj -- 3.2.2 Bar -- 3.2.3 Budva -- 3.2.4 Tivat -- 3.2.5 Kotor -- 3.2.6 Herceg Novi -- 3.3 Coastal Settlements of Montenegro -- 3.4 Common Typological Characteristics of Houses at the Coast -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Tourism in Budva, Bar, and Ulcinj Area of Montenegrin Coast -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Natural Attractions of Budva, Bar, and Ulcinj Riviera -- 3 Cultural Heritage of Budva, Bar, and Ulcinj Riviera. , 4 Early Tourism Development in the Area of Budva, Bar, and Ulcinj Riviera -- 5 Tourism Development in the Area of Budva, Bar, and Ulcinj Riviera in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century -- 6 The Future of Tourism in the Area of Budva, Bar, and Ulcinj Riviera -- 6.1 Characteristics of Current Tourism in the Area of Budva, Bar, and Ulcinj Riviera -- 6.2 Tourism Development Prospects in the Area of Budva, Bar, and Ulcinj Riviera -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Landscaped Green Areas of the Coast of Montenegro -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Material and Methods -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Hotels -- 3.1.1 Green Fund of the Hotel ``Kamelija´´: Park Ivović in Donja Lastva - Tivat -- 3.1.2 Green Fund of the Hotel ``Plavi horizont,´´ Lustica -- 3.1.3 Green Fund of the Hotel Complex ``Otrant,´´ Ulcinj -- 3.1.4 Green Fund of the Hotel ``Jadran,´´ Ulcinj -- 3.1.5 Green Fund of Sveti Stefan -- 3.1.6 Green Fund of the Former Camp-Settlement ``Kamenovo´´: Budva -- 3.2 Public Green Areas -- 3.2.1 Public Green Areas of the Municipality of Kotor -- 3.2.2 The Large City Park: Tivat -- 3.2.3 Park-Forest: Miločer -- 3.3 Former Military Facilities -- 3.3.1 Kumbor -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Quantification and Classification of Beach Litter in Montenegro (South-East Adriatic Sea) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Material and Methods -- 3 Field Work -- 4 Results -- 4.1 October 2018 -- 4.2 December 2018 -- 4.3 May 2019 -- 5 Cumulative Data for All Investigated Seasons -- 6 Discussion -- References -- Heavy Metals Toxicity in Sediment and the Marine Environment -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Heavy Metals -- 2.1 Heavy Metals in Sediment -- 3 Assessment of Metal Contamination -- 3.1 Contamination Factor -- 3.2 Pollution Load Index -- 3.3 Geo-Accumulation Index (Igeo) -- 4 Conclusions -- References. , Analysis of the Corrosion Resistance of Different Metal Materials Exposed to Varied Conditions of the Environment in the Bay o... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Different Metal Structures and Potential Pollutants -- 3 The Corrosion of Metal Materials in Seawater -- 3.1 The Influence of Seawater and the Atmosphere -- 3.2 The Specific Influences of Seawater and the Atmosphere in the Bay of Kotor -- 4 Materials and Methods -- 4.1 Materials -- 4.2 Methods -- 4.2.1 Semi-quantitative Analysis (Chemical Composition) -- 4.2.2 Data Analysis -- 5 Results and Discussion -- 5.1 The Results of the Analysis of the NiTi Samples -- 5.2 Results from the Sample of a Steel Fence -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Legal Regime for the Protection of the Marine Environment Against Pollution from Vessels in Montenegrin Adriatic Waters -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Institutional Framework and Administrative Capacity -- 3 Strategic Documents -- 4 The Ratified International Treaties -- 5 Current Legal Regime in Montenegro for Prevention of Sea Pollution from Vessels -- 5.1 Legislation on Natural: Environmental Protection -- 5.2 Maritime Transport Legislation Dealing with Protection of the Sea from the Vessel-Sourced Pollution -- 5.3 De Lege Lata Solutions According to the Law on Protection of the Sea from Vessel-Sourced Pollution -- 5.3.1 Prevention of Pollution from the Vessels -- 5.3.2 Prevention of Marine Pollution from Oils and Noxious Substances -- 5.3.3 Prevention of Marine Pollution from Sewage and Garbage -- 5.3.4 Air Emissions -- 5.3.5 Prevention of the Pollution of the Sea from Ballast Waters -- 5.3.6 Sea Protection from Harmful Substances in Anti-fouling Systems -- 5.3.7 Dumping of Wastes -- 5.3.8 Reception and Handling of Waste, Waste Oils, Cargo Residues, and Ballast Water Sediments in Ports -- 5.3.9 Liability for Damages in Case of Vessel-Sourced Marine Pollution. , 5.4 National Plan for Emergent Reaction in the Event of Sea Pollution from Vessels.