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Newton, Alice; Brito, Ana C.; Icely, John D.; Derolez, Valerie; Clara, Ines; Angus, Stewart; Schernewski, Gerald; Inacio, Miguel; Lillebo, Ana I.; Sousa, Ana I.; Bejaoui, Bechir; Solidoro, Cosimo; Tosic, Marko; Canedo-arguelles, Miguel; Yamamuro, Masumi; Reizopoulou, Sofia; Tseng, Hsiao-chun; Canu, Donata; Roselli, Leonilde; Maanan, Mohamed; Cristina, Sonia; Ruiz-fernandez, Ana Carolina; De Lima, Ricardo F.; Kjerfve, Bjorn; Rubio-cisneros, Nadia; Perez-ruzafa, Angel; Marcos, Concepcion; Pastres, Roberto; Pranovi, Fabio; Snoussi, Maria; Turpie, Jane; Tuchkovenko, Yurii; Dyack, Brenda; Brookes, Justin; Povilanskas, Ramunas; Khokhlov, Valeriy. |
The natural conservation of coastal lagoons is important not only for their ecological importance, but also because of the valuable ecosystem services they provide for human welfare and wellbeing. Coastal lagoons are shallow semi-enclosed systems that support important habitats such as wetlands, mangroves, salt-marshes and seagrass meadows, as well as a rich biodiversity. Coastal lagoons are also complex social-ecological systems and the ecosystem services that lagoons deliver provide livelihoods, benefits wellbeing and welfare to humans. This study assessed, quantified and valued the ecosystem services of 32 coastal lagoons. The main findings of the study were: (i) the definitions of ecosystem services are still not generally accepted; (ii) the... |
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Palavras-chave: Coastal lagoons; Ecosystem services; Climate change; Human welfare; Benefits; Wellbeing. |
Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00427/53879/57166.pdf |
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