Coastal vegetated ecosystems such as saltmarshes and seagrasses are important sinks of
organic carbon (OC) and total nitrogen (TN), with large global and local variability, driven by …

Understanding how climatic and anthropogenic drivers will influence coastal lagoons is
fundamental to guarantee their preservation and sustainability. The Ria Formosa (coastal …

The concept of water observatories is extended to create a highly versatile tool for both the
daily and the long-term management of estuarine ecosystems. Coastal observatories are …

Seagrass meadows, through their large capacity to sequester and store organic carbon in
their sediments, contribute to mitigate climatic change. However, these ecosystems have …

Tidal coastal wetlands, common home to seagrass and salt marshes, are relevant carbon
sinks due to their high capacity to accumulate and store organic carbon in their sediments …

This study evaluates the patterns and effects of relative sea-level rise on the tidal circulation
of the basin of the Ria Formosa coastal lagoon using a process-based model that is solved …

Understanding the influence of the main drivers controlling the circulation and the transport
in coastal lagoons is a necessary step towards the description of the dynamics of their …

Understanding the mass exchange patterns between coastal lagoons and ocean plays a
key role to explain their impact upon the water quality and biological productivity of these …

Abstract The Ria Formosa is a shallow and multi-inlet coastal lagoon system in southern
Portugal, with six permanent connections to the Atlantic Ocean. The western sector of Ria …

Shallow coastal waters receive high anthropogenic nutrients (nitrogen-N and phosphorus-P)
from land that can change their nutrient chemistry, algal composition, and food webs with …