A Multidisciplinary and Ecosystemic Approach in the Oristano Lagoon-Gulf System (Sardinia, Italy) as a Tool in Management Plans

Transitional Waters Bulletin

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 41-62

  Magni, P ^a   Como, S ^b   Cucco, A ^a   De Falco, G ^a   Domenici, P ^a   Ghezzo, M ^c   Lefrancois C ^a,d   Simeone, S ^b   Perilli, A ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b IMC   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Coastal management; Ecological indicators; Fish; Hydrodynamic ecological modeling; Macrobenthos; Mediterranean coastal lagoons; Sediments; Transport; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

EID: 63649138383     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1825229X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1285/i18252273v2n2p41     Document Type: Article

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