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Lagoons and Coastal Wetlands in the Global Change Context: Impact and Management Issues

Selected papers of the International Conference "CoastWetChange", Venice 26-28 April 2004

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  • © 2007

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Editors:
  1. P. Viaroli

    1. Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

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  2. P. Lasserre

    1. Pierre and Marie Curie University, Paris VI, France

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  3. P. Campostrini

    1. CORILA, Venice, Italy

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  • Discusses dynamics of coastal lagoons and wetlands under climate changes
  • Discusses flooding and ecological risk assesment
  • Discusses changes in population and community structure dynamics

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology (DIHY, volume 192)

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Table of contents (14 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-V
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  2. Preface

    • Pierluigi Viaroli, Pierre Lasserre, Pierpaolo Campostrini
    Pages 1-3

  3. Broad-scale modelling of coastal wetlands: what is required?

    • Loraine McFadden, Tom Spencer, Robert J. Nicholls
    Pages 5-15

  4. Coastal dynamics and wetlands stability. The Ebro delta case

    • Herminia I. Valdemoro, Agustín Sánchez-Arcilla, José A. Jiménez
    Pages 17-29

  5. Coastal and estuarine ecological risk assessment: the need for a more formal approach to stressor identification

    • Michael C. Newman, Yuan Zhao, John F. Carriger
    Pages 31-40

  6. Observations on future sea level changes in the Venice lagoon

    • Davide Zanchettin, Pietro Traverso, Mario Tomasino
    Pages 41-53

  7. Defining the coast and sentinel ecosystems for coastal observations of global change

    • Robert R. Christian, Stefano Mazzilli
    Pages 55-70

  8. Distribution and production of macrophytes and phytoplankton in the lagoon of Venice: comparison of actual and past situation

    • Adriano Sfriso, Chiara Facca
    Pages 71-85

  9. Growth and survival of the invasive alga, Caulerpa taxifolia, in different salinities and temperatures: implications for coastal lake management

    • E. J. West, R. J. West
    Pages 87-94

  10. Studies on the zooplankton community of a shallow lagoon of the Southern Baltic Sea: long-term trends, seasonal changes, and relations with physical and chemical parameters

    • Martin Feike, Reinhard Heerkloss, Thorsten Rieling, Hendrik Schubert
    Pages 95-106

  11. Hydrographic, geomorphologic and fish assemblage relationships in coastal lagoons

    • Angel Pérez-Ruzafa, Ma Carmen Mompeán, Concepción Marcos
    Pages 107-125

  12. Species-area patterns of benthic macro-invertebrates in Italian lagoons

    • Letizia Sabetta, Enrico Barbone, Agnese Giardino, Nicola Galuppo, Alberto Basset
    Pages 127-139

  13. Index of size distribution (ISD): a method of quality assessment for coastal lagoons

    • Sofia Reizopoulou, Artemis Nicolaidou
    Pages 141-149

  14. Low variation at allozyme loci and differences between age classes at microsatellites in grass goby (Zosterisessor ophiocephalus) populations

    • Paolo Maria Bisol, Alessandra Gallini, Sabrina Prevedello, Enza Rianna, Ezio Bernardinelli, Anita Franco et al.
    Pages 151-159

  15. Ecological engineering in intertidial saltmarshes

    • James T. Morris
    Pages 161-168
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One of the major challenges in establishing and maintaining a global network for observa- The detection, attribution and prediction of tions of global change is ensuring adequate global and large scale regional change have spatial and temporal extent of the observations. become goals for numerous national and multi- In this article, we describe initial steps toward national organizations. The United Nations con- the development of a global coastal observing tributes to these goals through its Global Obse- system by reviewing (1) the general concerns of ing Systems. The observing systems are divided observing systems and more speci?cally coastal into three major programs: Global Terrestrial in situ observations, (2) the de?nition and Observing System (GTOS), Global Ocean delineation of the coast by potential users, and Observing System (GOOS), and Global Climate (3) the application of a sentinel system frame- Observing System (GCOS). The coast is one area work as a means to identify and establishing a where global change appears critically important network to meet observing system goals. This and where interaction among the observing s- work stems from one of the phase 1 priority tems is essential for effectively meeting their products of the C-GTOS plan ‘‘Management of goals. Both GOOS and GTOS are developing conservation and cultural sites in the coastal coordinated coastal programs and contributing to zone’’ (FAO, 2005). the Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS), the observing system strategy fostering cooperation among various UN and national Need for in situ networks and issues partners, including space agencies.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

    P. Viaroli

  • Pierre and Marie Curie University, Paris VI, France

    P. Lasserre

  • CORILA, Venice, Italy

    P. Campostrini

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