The impact of extreme weather events on the seagrass Zostera noltii and related...

• Author(s): Cardoso, P. G. ; Raffaelli, D. ; Pardal, M. A.
• Date: 2008
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/5309
• Origin: Estudo Geral - Universidade de Coimbra
• Subject(s): Extreme events; Droughts; Eutrophication; Zostera noltii; Hydrobia ulvae
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

Coastal areas are typically subjected to a range of stressors, but they now face the additional stressor of climate change, manifested in part by an increased intensity and frequency of extreme weather events. Thus, the Mondego estuary (Portugal) has experienced organic enrichment (eutrophication) issues and these are potentially exacerbated by extreme weather events (floods, droughts and heat waves). In this paper, we explore the impact of interactions of these different stressors on the ecology of the system, specifically on the two key components, the seagrass Zostera noltii and the mud snail Hydrobia ulvae. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V6N-4RGFYKW-1/1/55c2e62a81d88497344b2c4481085819