An overview of ecological status, vulnerability and future perspectives of European large shallow, semi-enclosed coastal systems, lagoons and transitional waters

A Newton, J Icely, S Cristina, A Brito… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The paper gives an overview of some of the large, shallow, semi-enclosed coastal systems
(SECS) in Europe, These SECS are important both from the ecological and the economic …

Biological components of Greek lagoonal ecosystems: an overview

A Nicolaidou, S Reizopoulou… - Mediterranean …, 2005 - ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr
The paper summarises the available information on the main biological components–
phytoplankton, zooplankton, phytobenthos, zoobenthos and fish–of Greek lagoonal …

Distribution and ecological relevance of fine sediments in organic-enriched lagoons: the case study of the Cabras lagoon (Sardinia, Italy)

P Magni, G De Falco, S Como, D Casu, A Floris… - Marine Pollution …, 2008 - Elsevier
In organic-enriched sedimentary systems, like many Mediterranean coastal lagoons, a
detailed analysis of sediment grain size composition and partitioning within the muds is …

[PDF][PDF] Macrobenthic community structure of soft-bottom sediments in the Khnifiss lagoon, South of Morocco

L Lefrere, M Ouassas, B Guillois… - Journal of Materials …, 2015 - jmaterenvironsci.com
Located in the coastal Sahara, South of Morocco, and constituting the only lagoon of the
whole Saharian bioclimatic stage, the National Park of Khnifiss plays an essential role for …

[PDF][PDF] Population structure, growth, mortality and fecundity of Palaemon adspersus (Rathke 1837; Decapoda: Palaemonidae) in the Parila Lagoon (Croatia, SE …

L Glamuzina, A Conides, I Prusina, M Ćukteraš… - Turkish Journal of …, 2014 - trjfas.org
Baltic prawn, Palaemon adspersus population from the Parila lagoon (SE Adriatic Sea,
Croatia) was studied between 2010-2011. Specimens were collected monthly in order to …

Do multivariate analyses incorporating changes in pattern across taxonomic levels reveal anthropogenic stress in Mediterranean lagoons?

C Arvanitidis, PJ Somerfield, G Chatzigeorgiou… - Journal of Experimental …, 2009 - Elsevier
It is accepted that observed patterns in community structure change as analyses are carried
out at higher taxonomic levels. Univariate analyses which incorporate higher taxonomic …

Abundance and diversity of amphipods (Crustacea: Peracarida) on shallow algae and seagrass in lagoonal ecosystem of the Mediterranean Tunisian coast

W Zaabar, R Zakhama-Sraieb, F Charfi-Cheikhrouha… - Zoological …, 2015 - Springer
Background Bizerte lagoon is a semi-enclosed marine ecosystem, where various types of
human activities have been developed. To investigate the distribution and temporal variation …

Zooplankton Community Structure of Lake Edku, Egypt

MM Hassan, MT Khalil, AEHA Saad… - Egyptian Journal of …, 2017 - ejabf.journals.ekb.eg
This work was designed to determine and assess the faunal zooplankton community
structure in Lake Edku, Egypt, to explain the present status of zooplankton and water quality …

Towards the implementation of the Water Framework Directive in Mediterranean transitional waters: the use of macroinvertebrates as biological quality elements

D Cabana, K Sigala, A Nicolaidou… - … in Oceanography and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
During the last decade the Water Framework Directive (WFD) has driven scientific
community endeavours towards the development of assessment tools to determine the …

Diversity, spatiotemporal distribution, abundance, species composition and habitat preferences of Ostracoda in Akbük and Akdeniz coastal mesosaline lagoons …

S Altınsaçlı, F Perçin-Paçal, S Altınsaçlı - … and Hydrobiological Studies, 2015 - sciendo.com
Akdeniz and Akbük lagoons are part of a shallow coastal ecosystem of great aesthetic and
ecological importance, located in Muğla Province in the southern Aegean region of Turkey …