The Ria Formosa lagoon is the most important resource for the fishing, aquaculture and tourism industries of southern Portugal. The lagoon expands across an area of approximately 100 km²and about half of its area is intertidal, covered with muddy sand and saltmarshes. The lagoon is shallow (2 m average depth) with semidiurnal tides at amplitudes between 1.3 m and 3 m (during neap and spring tides respectively)...
The Ria Formosa wetland system is classified as a leaky coastal lagoon and covers approximately 100 km2 of the South of Portugal, with roughly 50% being intertidal. Its hinterland is set in an arid region and on a coastal plain subject to intensive agriculture since the 50’s. In spite of high exchange coefficients with the coastal ocean (50 and 75% at neap and spring tides, respectively) and the annual total po...
Recognition of the role played by SGD in the transfer of contaminants to near shore marine enviroments underscores the need for tools and aproaches that will facilitate regional assessments of its environmental impact.
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