The physio-geographical background and ecology of Mar Menor

This book is a major result of the LAGOONS research project (http://lagoons.web.ua.pt). LAGOONS stands for ‘Integrated water resources and coastal zone management in European lagoons in the context of climate change’ and was a three-year project (running from 2011 to 2014) funded by the European Commission on the call topic of ENV.2011.2.1.1–1 Lagoons in the context of climate change, under the 7th framework programme (FP7); contract no. 283157. The key concept of the LAGOONS project was that successful management of coastal lagoons is dependent not only on scientific information, but also on the governance systems in which this knowledge is used at the interface between science, policy and stakeholders, including the local population. The LAGOONS project seeked to address the issues surrounding climate change related ‘bottlenecks’. Such events include for instance high precipitation in winter, which can lead to floods and changes in the water quality; and heat waves in summer, which can also result in changes in water quality. In management terms, LAGOONS seeked to contribute to the decision-support methodologies for a coordinated approach to the Water Framework Directive and the Marine Strategy Directive. In addition, LAGOONS proposes actions foreseen in the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy – A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. In all, nine research institutes from eight countries participated in the project, and in total, more than 30 scientists, together with PhD and MSc students, contributed to the work. This large group of researchers included many different academic backgrounds, namely climate science, scenario building, modelling, ecology, biology, policy development and economics. For the purpose of this book, we also invited a LAGOONS ‘sister’ project ARCH (funded in the same EU call) to contribute directly to this book. Others, while not listed as authors, have contributed indirectly but significantly through their research. This large pool of scientific knowledge and experience created a unique possibility to explore and analyse management challenges in coastal lagoons from various angles and entry points.

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Marín A. Lloret J. Velasco J. y Bello C. The physio-geographical background and ecology of Mar Menor. IWA Publishing, 2015. https://doi.org/10.2166/9781780406299

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