Albufera, a Spanish word—from the Arabic albuháira —refers to a shallow, brackish, or salty lagoon lying along the coastline and separated from the open sea by restingas or bars with one or more inlets. This phenomenon is found repeatedly in the Mediterranean, for example, Albuferas de Valencia, Mallorca, and Mar Menor de Murcia (Larras, 1964; Rosselló, 1976).
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Larras, J., 1964. Embouchures, Estuaires, Lagunes et Deltas. Paris: Eyrolles, 171p.
Rosselló, V. M., 1976. Evolution recente de l'Albufera de Valéncia et de ses environs, Méditerranée 4, 19–30.
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RossellÓ, V.M. (1982). Albufera . In: Beaches and Coastal Geology. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-30843-1_9
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