Natural Recovery and Planned Intervention in Coastal Wetlands: Venice Lagoon (Northern Adriatic Sea, Italy)‎ as a Case Study

Joint Authors

Facca, Chiara
Ceoldo, Sonia
Pellegrino, Nicola
Sfriso, A.

Source

The Scientific World Journal

Issue

Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-15, 15 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2014-07-13

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

15

Main Subjects

Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science

Abstract EN

The goals of conservation and sustainable use of environmental ecosystems have increased the need for detailed knowledge of ecological evolution and responses to both anthropogenic pressures and recovery measures.

The present study shows the effects of natural processes and planned intervention in terms of reducing nutrient inputs in a highly exploited coastal lagoon, describing its evolution over a 16-year period from the late 1980s (when eutrophication was at its peak) until 2003.

Changes in nutrient and carbon concentrations in the top layer of sediments were investigated in parallel with macroalgal and seagrass biomass in the most anthropized basin of Venice Lagoon in four surveys conducted in accordance with the same protocols in 1987, 1993, 1998, and 2003.

A pronounced reduction in trophic state (mainly total nitrogen, organic phosphorus, and organic carbon concentrations) and macroalgal biomass was recorded, together with the progressive expansion of seagrass meadows.

General considerations are also made on the effects of Manila clam farming and the shift from illegal to managed clam farming.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Facca, Chiara& Ceoldo, Sonia& Pellegrino, Nicola& Sfriso, A.. 2014. Natural Recovery and Planned Intervention in Coastal Wetlands: Venice Lagoon (Northern Adriatic Sea, Italy) as a Case Study. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051797

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Facca, Chiara…[et al.]. Natural Recovery and Planned Intervention in Coastal Wetlands: Venice Lagoon (Northern Adriatic Sea, Italy) as a Case Study. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051797

American Medical Association (AMA)

Facca, Chiara& Ceoldo, Sonia& Pellegrino, Nicola& Sfriso, A.. Natural Recovery and Planned Intervention in Coastal Wetlands: Venice Lagoon (Northern Adriatic Sea, Italy) as a Case Study. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051797

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1051797