Human activities in coastal lagoons over several decades have had a significant impact on
their ecology and the valuable ecosystem services they provide. Although there are several …

Coastal Lagoons: Ecosystem Processes and Modeling for Sustainable Use and
Development describes the concepts, models, and data needed to design and implement …

There is a general decline in biodiversity and the environment of coastal wetlands
worldwide. Reasons for the decline obviously include overexploitation of wetland resources …

The challenges associated with managing systems of shallow coastal lagoons along a
rapidly evolving coastline are illustrated in a case study of small lagoon systems in Ghana …

Abstract Ghana, a coastal West African country, is heavily dependent on fish as a source of
dietary protein. Its small-scale fishing industry supplies about 70% of total marine fish landed …

Coastal lagoons near shores of the marine environment are transitional zones that
accumulate litter in transit to the oceans. In view of this, it is important that the dynamics of …

Avian assemblages are not only influenced by spatial factors but also by temporal variations
in environmental conditions, creating dynamic patterns of bird presence in a given area. This …

There has been an upsurge in mining-induced violent resistance within the vicinity of Keta
lagoon in Ghana that questions the legitimacy of ongoing large-scale salt production by …

Background The black-chinned tilapia, Sarotherodon melanotheron, is the most abundant
fish species in the Nakwa (an open lagoon) and Brenu (a closed lagoon) in the Central …

Seasonal patterns in human fisheries resource utilisation and the capture characteristics of
fish, swimming crabs and land crabs harvested from four coastal lagoons in Ghana between …