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 …

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 …

A comparison study between 10 Mediterranean lagoons has been carried out by means of
the 3‐D numerical model SHYFEM. The investigated basins are the Venice and Marano …

Coastal lagoons count among the marine habitats with the highest biological productivity,
playing an important ecological role. Together with wetlands in general and coral reefs, they …

From a geoscience perspective, coastal lagoons are essentially ephemeral features which
are part of a continuum of coastal environments. Their natural hydromorphological evolution …

A combination of hydrological and hydrodynamic modelling can be applied to understand
the hydrology and key water balance components of lakes and lagoons. In this research, the …

Although several studies previously assessed the contents of trace metals in the sediments
of the heavily human-impacted lagoon of Bizerte (northern Tunisia), multi-analytical …

Coastal lagoons are considered to be among the most productive ecosystems in the world.
Many of them support important fisheries, and some of them maintain intensive and …

Coastal lagoons are key 'transitional'aquatic environments for biodiversity conservation.
Ecological indicators are useful tools for the management of water resources in the …