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Lagoons and coastal wetlands are among the most common environments in the transitional zone located between terrestrial ecosystems and adjacent seas. Their persistence and ecosystem processes are controlled by complex interactions among stressors and fluxes of material between land, ocean and atmosphere. As a result, coastal zones are among the most changeable and vulnerable environments on Earth. Among other, natural factors that have the largest impact on coastal lagoons and wetlands are sea-level rise, precipitation and river runoff, and storminess (Crossland et al., 2005; Eisenreich, 2005). Natural stressors are interconnected in many ways and are often associated with human impact. In recent decades, most coastal ecosystems have experienced strong anthropogenic pressures, due to progressive human migration from continental areas. At present, nearly 40–50% of the population lives within 100 km of the coastline, including some of the world’s largest cities (Crossland et al., 2005).
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Viaroli, P., Lasserre, P., Campostrini, P. (2007). Preface. In: Viaroli, P., Lasserre, P., Campostrini, P. (eds) Lagoons and Coastal Wetlands in the Global Change Context: Impacts and Management Issues. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 192. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6008-3_1
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