KEYNOTE LECTURES
(being developed by Scientific Committee)

Submarine groundwater discharge and its influence on hydrological trends in the Mediterranean Sea. E. Kontar, P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.

Ecological indicators for the assessment of ecosystems health. Sven E. Jorgensen, Environmental Chemistry, Royal Danish School of Pharmacy, Denmark

Beyond the Mediterranean to global observations of coastal lagoons. R. R. Christian, Biology Department, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, C-GTOS/ILTER, USA

Integrated Management Approaches and the Pilot River Basin Initiative. G. Bidoglio, J.M. Zaldivar, F. Bouraoui, C. N. Murray European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Ispra, Italy

Linking Organic Pollutants and Organic Carbon Cycles. Steven J. Eisenreich, European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Ispra, Italy.

Watershed-lagoon interactions, internal processes and environmental implications in the Sacca di Goro lagoon, Italy. P. Viaroli Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Parma, Italy

Besides the ecological value: Manila clam culture-based fishery in a lagoon of the Po River Delta (Sacca di Goro). Remigio Rossi, Department of Biology, University of Ferrara, Italy

The Venice Lagoon (Italy): a case study of integrated coastal management. Daniel Suman3 Stefano Guerzoni1, Emanuela Molinaroli2. 1Istituto di Scienze Marine, CNR, Venezia, Italy . 2Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Università di Venezia, Venezia, Italy. 3Div. Marine Affairs and Policy, RSMAS, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA