Two decades of oligotrophication: Evidence for a phytoplankton community shift in the coastal lagoon of Thau (Mediterranean Sea, France)

V Derolez, D Soudant, N Malet, C Chiantella… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mediterranean costal lagoons have been exposed to anthropic eutrophication for decades.
Thau lagoon is one of the largest among them and provides many ecosystem services …

Submerged benthic macrophytes in Mediterranean lagoons: distribution patterns in relation to water chemistry and depth

I Le Fur, R De Wit, M Plus, J Oheix, M Simier, V Ouisse - Hydrobiologia, 2018 - Springer
A large spectrum of coastal lagoon types with a wide range of environmental conditions is
observed along the French Mediterranean coast. These comprise wide trophic and salinity …

Prediction of Alexandrium and Dinophysis algal blooms and shellfish contamination in French Mediterranean Lagoons using decision trees and linear regression: a …

A Bouquet, M Laabir, JL Rolland, N Chomérat… - Harmful Algae, 2022 - Elsevier
French Mediterranean lagoons are frequently subject to shellfish contamination by Diarrheic
Shellfish Toxins (DSTs) and Paralytic Shellfish Toxins (PSTs). To predict the effect of various …

Fifty years of ecological changes: Regime shifts and drivers in a coastal Mediterranean lagoon during oligotrophication

V Derolez, N Malet, A Fiandrino, F Lagarde… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Thau lagoon is a large Mediterranean coastal lagoons and it supports traditional shellfish
farming activities. It has been subject to eutrophication leading to major anoxic events …

Re-oligotrophication trajectories of macrophyte assemblages in Mediterranean coastal lagoons based on 17-year time-series

I Le Fur, R De Wit, M Plus, J Oheix, V Derolez… - Marine Ecology …, 2019 - int-res.com
Since the mid-20th century, Mediterranean lagoons have been affected by eutrophication,
leading to significant changes in primary producers. In the early 2000s, management actions …

The Integrated Territorial Investment (ITI) of the Mar Menor as a model for the future in the comprehensive management of enclosed coastal seas

S Garcia-Ayllon - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mar Menor, a coastal lagoon in south-eastern Spain of high environmental
value and protected by the Natura 2000 network, suffered an intense phenomenon of …

Failure of bivalve foundation species recruitment related to trophic changes during an extreme heatwave event

A Correia-Martins, R Tremblay, B Bec… - Marine Ecology …, 2022 - int-res.com
Bivalves are regulators of coastal lagoons and provide a wide range of ecosystem services.
However, coastal lagoons are sensitive to climate change. Our objective was to describe the …

Recovery trajectories following the reduction of urban nutrient inputs along the eutrophication gradient in French Mediterranean lagoons

V Derolez, B Bec, D Munaron, A Fiandrino… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2019 - Elsevier
French Mediterranean coastal lagoons have been subject to huge inputs of urban nutrients
for decades leading to the eutrophication of these vulnerable ecosystems. In response to …

Variability of growth rates and thermohaline niches of Rhizostoma pulmo's pelagic stages (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa)

V Leoni, JC Molinero, M Meffre, D Bonnet - Marine Biology, 2021 - Springer
In recent decades, an increase in the abundance and frequency of bloom events has been
reported for the scyphozoan Rhizostoma pulmo in the Mediterranean Sea. Understanding …

Recruitment of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas in a shellfish-exploited Mediterranean lagoon: discovery, driving factors and a favorable environmental window

F Lagarde, M Ubertini, S Mortreux, I Bernard… - Marine Ecology …, 2017 - int-res.com
In the context of increasing demand for environmental recovery, aquatic systems may face
the challenge of evolving under oligotrophication. This is the case in Mediterranean …