An overview is given of the natural systems of the North Sea: water-circulation, topography and geology of the sea floor, sediment transport, influx of trace constituents (nutrients, trace metals, organic compounds), biological systems and their interrelations. The effects of pollution and other human activities are discussed as well as the difficulties in assessing them where they are obscured by natural changes.
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