Coastal lagoons are transitional environments between continental and marine aquatic
systems. Globally, coastal lagoons are of great ecological and socioeconomic importance as …

Mediterranean coastal wetlands are considered biodiversity hot-spots and contain a high
number of endemic species. The biodiversity of these ecosystems is endangered by several …

Coastal lagoons are considered among the marine habitats with the highest biological
productivity, and support a great variety of human activities and pressures that make them …

The deteriorating water environment demands new approaches and technologies to
achieve sustainable and smart management of urban water systems. Wireless sensor …

The contingent valuation method (CV) has become a recognised tool for estimating
monetary non-market values. Despite the pragmatic acceptance of CV in policy evaluation …

We synthesized the results of many case studies from experts worldwide on the state of the
environment, sustainability, and the likely future of estuaries, lagoons, semienclosed seas …

The excess input of nutrients that triggers eutrophication processes is one of the main
destabilizing factors of coastal ecosystems, being coastal lagoons prone to suffer these …

The uprising interest in gelatinous zooplankton populations must cope with a lack of robust
time series of direct abundance observations in most of the ecosystems because of the …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are globally important environmental management tools that
provide protection from the effects of human exploitation and activities, supporting the …

Lagoons play an important role in providing a variety of ecological services. They provide
important habitats for several plant and animal species, also acting as natural filters that …