Eutrophication Status of Coastal Lagoons

Dear Colleagues,

Coastal lagoons are among the most productive ecosystems in the world and provide multiple ecosystem goods and services, such as aquaculture, marine transportation, water quality regulation and tourism. They harbor ecologically important habitats and support diverse human activities that provide resilience to the coastal communities. However, coastal lagoons are under a multitude of pressures and threats that may affect their ecosystems’ dynamics. Nutrient enrichment from terrestrial and coastal activities is an example of such pressures that can alter the ecosystems natural functioning and, consequently, their resilience. Although episodes of eutrophication are natural, cultural eutrophication is increasing worldwide due to an increase of nutrients from anthropogenic sources. Eutrophication consequences can be diverse and may lead to harmful or toxic algal blooms, affect the nutrient cycles, promote local hypoxic and anoxic conditions, and influence the food web, among others. The increase of anthropogenic uses in coastal areas and climate change may exacerbate these impacts and increase the vulnerability of coastal populations.

This Special Issue intends to collect original research articles on all aspects of eutrophication of coastal lagoons. We invite high quality research papers on various topics related to this issue, including but not limited to long-term monitoring of coastal eutrophication, water quality and environmental contamination, observation networks, numerical modelling of water quality and ecological processes, impacts of wastewater disposal, impacts of climate change, forecast systems, assessment of ecosystem services, coastal management of eutrophication.

Dr. Marta Rodrigues
Dr. Alexandra Cravo
Guest Editors

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• coastal lagoons
• monitoring
• numerical modelling
• nutrient enrichment
• marine chemistry
• coastal ecosystem services
• coastal management
• climate change impacts
• anthropogenic pressures