Transitional waters are fragile ecosystems with high ecological, social and economic values,
that undergo numerous threats. According to the information provided by European Member …

Lagoon environments, like all the marine-coastal areas, offer a wide variety of ecosystem
services, but at the same time are affected by pressing human activities that lead to …

Habitat structure and complexity influence the structuring and functioning of fish
communities. Habitat changes are one of the main pressures affecting estuarine systems …

Fisheries are a staple human activity supported by coastal lagoons. Together with water
quality and trophic status, lagoon morphology is acknowledged as one of the main …

Transitional waters are among the most productive ecosystems of the world and their biotic
communities show high diversity and complex mechanisms of self-regulation that provide …

In the last years, increasing interest has been dedicated to the quality assessment of
brackish-water systems. Traditionally, fish community is an important biological element …

There is growing evidence that the number of fish stocks that are being harvested at
biologically unsustainable levels has increased due to a number of threats. In order to …

Seagrass meadows are a critical component of estuarine and coastal seascapes, and their
structure influences fish assemblages at multiple spatial scales. The patch mosaic model …

The brown meagre (Sciaena umbra) is a vulnerable vocal fish species that may be affected
by boat noise. The breeding site distribution along the anthropized Venice sea inlets was …

This study analyses fish data to understand how the gradual increase of salinity registered in
a coastal lagoon and consequently, anthropogenic disturbance, affected the fish …