Theme 1: The WFD and the integrated river basin and coastal zone
management
Cinnirella, S., Trombino, G., Algieri, A., Pirrone, N.. Spatial
Data Analysis and Database Development for the DPSIR Framework of the
Po Catchment-Adriatic Coastal Zone Continuum
F. Collavini, L. Zaggia, R. Zonta, A. Zuliani. Determination
of C-N-P fluxes from the drainage basin of the Venice Lagoon: the effects
of catchment hydrology on the distribution of inputs
N. Pirrone. An Integrated Approach Aimed to Assist the Implementation
of the WFD for the European Catchment-Coastal Zone Systems: The EUROCAT
Project
Trombino, G., Pirrone, N., Cinnirella, S., Algieri, A. Sustainable
Development for the Po Catchment-North Adriatic System: Evaluation of
Possible Scenarios
Zogaris S., Kapsimalis V., Reizopoulou S. Coastal Lagoons in
the Amvrakikos Gulf (Greece): conservation evaluation and typology development
using an integrated river basin-coastal zone approach
Theme 2: Typology of Southern European coastal lagoons: structure,
functions, natural value and ecosystem alterations
Bec B., Collos Y., Bibent B., Mostajir B. , Pons V., Souchu P., Vaquer
A. Limiting nutrients of pico - and nanophytoplankton in two Mediterranean
coastal lagoons with different trophic status
Collos Y., Souchu P., Vaquer A., Cauwet G., Gasc A. Standing
stocks and fluxes of carbon and nitrogen over an annual cycle in the
Thau lagoon (Southern France)
Mouillot D., Do Chi T., Laune J., Brehmer P., Aliaume C., Troussellier
M. Taxonomic diversity of fish, zoobenthic and macrophyte communities
and environmental characteristics in Mediterranean coastal lagoons
C. Vincent, C. Aliaume, D. Mouillot, M. Lauret, T. Do Chi, M. Troussellier
Influence of exotic species, sediments and water inputs on macrophyte
assemblages in a Mediterranean Lagoon.
O. Blasutto, T. Cibic, C. De Vittor, S. Fonda Umani Role of Microphytobenthos
as Primary Producer on Carbon Cycle under Different Salinity Regimes
in Northern Adriatic Lagoons
A. Pérez-Ruzafa, A.I. Fernández, C. Marcos, J. Gilabert,
J.A. García-Charton Spatio-temporal variations of hydrological
conditions, nutrients and chlorophyll a in a Mediterranean coastal lagoon:
The Mar Menor (SE of Spain)
Icely J., Edwards V., Newton A., Caetano S., Mendes P, Perreira
G., Rodrigues R. Aspects of the pelagic biology of the mesotidal lagoon,
Ria Formosa, in Southern Portugal.
Franchi E., M. Volterrani, M. Renzi, C. Balocchi, S. Focardi.
Sediment characterization of various areas of the Orbetello lagoon impacted
by differing degrees and types of contamination input
M. Frignani, L.G. Bellucci. Assessing contaminant fluxes in the
Venice Lagoon: sources, pathways, history and trends
I. Vassura, F. Foschini, V. Baravelli, D. Fabbri. Distribution
of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediments and mussels
(Tapes philippinarum) of the Pialassa Baiona Lagoon (Ravenna, Italy).
A. Fabbrocini, A. Guarino, I. Rosati, T. Scirocco, R. D’Adamo.
Integrated biomonitoring as a tool for the quality assessment of the
Lesina lagoon (Southern Adriatic Coast, italy): preliminary results
M. Vadrucci, L. Sabetta, A. Basset. Structural organization of
phytoplanktonic guilds along environmental gradients in a Southern Italian
coastal lagoon
G. Gabbianelli, M. Gonella, U. Simeoni. Foreseeable effects of
an enhanced subsidence and coastal erosion on the future development
of Ancona and Bellocchio marshes (Comacchio lagoon, Emilia-Romagna coast).
Leonardi M., Azzaro F., Bergamasco A., Giacobbe S., Raffa F., Randazzo
G., Hopkins T. Marinello ecosystem: Climatic changes and geo-morphological,
sedimentological and bionomic evolution in the last decades.
Theme 3: Modelling of watershed-coastal lagoons interactions
Cossarini, G., Lermusiaux P., Solidoro, C. Using Data Assimilation
for investigating the spatial and temporal variability of the trophic
state in the Venice Lagoon.
L. Galbiati, F. Bouraoui, F.J. Elorza , G. Bidoglio. Modelling
of point and diffuse pollution in a mediterranean watershed
V. Kolovoyiannis, G. Arhonditsis, G. Tsirtsis. Development of
a coupled 3D hydrodynamic-ecological-terrestrial model and application
to a semi-enclosed gulf in the Eastern Mediterranean
M.G. Tournoud, S. Payraudeau, F. Cernesson, B. Picot. Origins
and quantification of the nitrogen loads to the Thau Lagoon
G. Umgiesser, I. Scroccaro, M. Snoussi Modelling the coastal
zone in the Mediterranean Sea: the Nador lagoon case, Morocco
Marani M., S. Silvestri, E. Belluco, M. Camuffo, A. D’Alpaos,
A. Defina, S. Lanzoni, A. Marani, M. Tortato, A. Rinaldo. Patterns
in tidal environments: salt-marsh channel networks and vegetation
I. Scroccaro, R. Matarrese, G. Umgiesser. Modeling the influence
of submarine fresh water springs in the Taranto Sea
A. Fiandrino, M. Troussellier, Y. Martin, O. Serais, L. Benau, P.Souchu,
T. Laugier, P. Got, J.L. Bonnefont, Study of impact of bacteria
fluxes from watershed on Thau lagoon water using numerical model.
G. Giordani, C.N. Murray, J. M. Zaldivar, P. Viaroli. LaguNet,
the Italian lagoon observational network. Evaluation of fluxes and derived
ecosystem functions in the transition zones along the Italian Coast
J. Martínez, M. A. Esteve, M. T. Pardo and M. F. Carreño.
A dynamic model on the nutrient fluxes into the Mar Menor Lagoon (SE
Spain) and the impacts of current agricultural and land use trends
M. Plus, I. La Jeunesse, F. Bouraoui, A. Chapelle, P. Lazure, J.
M. Zaldívar, C. N. Murray. Modelling water discharges and
nutrient inputs into a Mediterranean lagoon (Thau, France). Impact on
phytoplankton production.
Solidoro C., Cossarini G, Pastres R ., Montobbio L., Bernstein A.G.,Rabitti
S., Vazzoler M., Barbanti A. , Berto A.. Integrated analysis of
water quality parameters collected in monitoring programs for the lagoon
of Venice, its drainage basin, and the adjoining coastal sea.
G. Bendoricchio, G. De Boni A water quality model of the Lagoon
of Venice - Italy
Kitsiou D., Nitis T., Mexa A., Politi E. Development of a GIS
tool for the management of coastal areas: a case study in the Gulf of
Gera, Lesvos, Greece
A. Cucco, G. Umgiesser Water exchange and residence time in the
Venice Lagoon
B. Gumiero, B. Boz, P. Cornelio, N. Haycock, G. Baldo Fiume Zero
(Venice): Hydro-chemical modeling (Nitrogen) of the freshwater-tidal
section and overview of nutrient retention dynamics of the experimental
habitat areas.
Theme 4: Socio-economic implications in catchment-coastal lagoon
systems with emphasis on aquaculture
M.Cabrini, A.Beran, D.Virgilio, P.Del Negro Risk of microalgal
blooms for fish farming in Marano lagoon fishery valley
Gennaro P., Lenzi M., Guidotti M., Mercatali I., Porrello S.
Reduction of fish-farming impact by phytotreatment pond system in marginal
lagoon area
Porrello S., M. Lenzi, G. Ferrari, E. Persia, P. Gennaro, P. Tomassetti
Nutrients budget of phyto-treatment pond receiving intensive fish farm
wastewater
Sgro L., Mistri M., Widdows J. Impact of the infaunal Manila
clam, Ruditapes philippinarum, on sediment stability
Verdesca D., Torsello L., Federici M., Vercelli A., Basosi R
Environmental Accounting on exergetic bases for costal lagoon
Munari C., Rossi R., Mistri M. Long-term trends and redundancy
in the macrobenthos of the Valli di Comacchio (northern adriatic sea)
D. Nizzoli, D.T. Welsh, E.A. Fano, P. Viaroli Impacts of Tapes
philippinarum and Mytilius gallorpovincialis on benthic fluxes of oxygen,
inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus and nitrate reduction pathways in
a coastal lagoon (Sacca di Goro, Italy)
M. Bartoli, D. Nizzoli, M. Naldi, G. Vezzulli, S. Porrello, M. Lenzi,
P. Viaroli Management of wastewater treatment ponds from an acquaculture
hatchery (Orbetello, Italy)
Theme 5: The use of indicators for assessing ecosystem trends and
health
A. Carletti, G. A. De Leo, I. Ferrari A coastal wetland rapid
assessment procedure: designing and testing an ecological integrity
index for mediterranean lagoons.
F. Collavini, L. Da Ros, S. Guerzoni, E. Molinaroli, C. Nasci, R.
Serandrei-Barbero, D. Tagliapietra, G. Umgiesser, A. Volpi Ghirardini,
L. Zaggia, R. Zonta An integrated approach for assessing the ecosystem
health of the Lagoon of Venice: how is it feasible?
Corsi I., Borghesi, N., Badesso, A., Lancini, L., Franchi, E., Renzi,
M., Volterrani, M., Mariottini, M., Sensini, C., Focardi, S. A proposed
integrated approach using bioindicators for ecosystem health assessment
and ecological characterization of coastal lagoons
P. Furlan, A. Mauceri, E. Piccinni, P. Irato Biomonitoring in
the aquatic environment: use of metallothionein and glutathione as biomarkers
P. Giordani, D. Sorgente S. Miserocchi. Effects of sediment-seawater
interactions on phosphate budget in a river dominated shelf environment
(NW Adriatic Sea, Italy)
P. Magni, S. Micheletti, D. Casu, A. Floris,G. Giordani, A. Petrov,
G. De Falco, A. Castelli Seasonal and spatial variability of sediment
characteristics and macrofaunal communities in the organically enriched
Lagoon of Cabras (Western Mediterranean, Italy)
E. Manini, A. Pusceddu, R. Danovaro The trophic state of Mediterranean
coastal lagoons: do trophodynamic processes in the sediment have a major
predicting capability than those in the water column?
A. Marchini A fuzzy logic model to recognize different environmental
sectors by means of the hard-bottoms benthic community in the lagoon
of Venice
P. Margoski, K. Horbowa The ecological status of the Vistula
Lagoon (Southern Baltic Sea)
Paganin P., Maffucci M., Totti C., Barletta D., Romagnoli T., Rismondo
A., Curiel D., Micheli C. Genetic system represented by rapd in
Zostera marina as a biological indicator in the monitoring of coastal
lagoons (Venice, Italy) and coastal zone (Marche, Italy).
C. Nasci, N. Nesto, L. Da Ros Biomarkers in mussels, Mytilus
galloprovincialis, as complementary tools for the assessment of ecosystem
health: field studies and transplantation experiments in the lagoon
of Venice.
M. Ponti, C. Casselli, M. Abbiati Application of the Biotic Coefficient
to the environmental quality assessmentof the coastal lagoon Pialassa
Baiona (Ravenna, Italy)
R. Sconfietti Ecological indicators of estuarine features on
hard substrata in the large north Adriatic lagoons
R. Sconfietti, A. Marchini, D. Cordoni The lagoonal complex of
Caorle in north Adriatic Sea: a peculiar example of estuarine ecotone.
D. Tagliapietra, A. Volpi Ghirardini Biological indicators for
assessing ecosystem trends and health: a proposal of bioassessment procedure
for North Adriatic lagoonal environments
D. Tagliapietra, V. Zanon Habitat and taxonomic code in bioindication
G. Tsirtsis, P. Zouganeli, E. Avagianou Development of a statistical
methodology for eutrophication assessment in coastal areas of Eastern
Mediterranean
Zucchetta M., Fiorin R., Pranovi F., R. Pastres, C. Solidoro, Torricelli
P., Mainardi D. Fish community diversity and seasonal variation,
as indicators of ecosystem functioning in the Venice Lagoon
C.Solidoro, G.Cossarini, D.Melaku Canu, R.Pastres Ecological
modeling in coastal area: from nutrient dynamics to marine resources
under different scenarios of human activity and physical forcing. Examples
from a real case study
G. Bendoricchio, L. Palmeri. Quo vadis ecosystems?
S. Marsili-Libelli, E. Giusti. Modelling the interactions between
nutrients and the submerged vegetation in the Orbetello Lagoon
Theme 6 Round table: Regional networking, FP6, Integrated projects,
Networks of Excellence
Troussellier M. Thau lagoon (France) : a worksite of the
National Program on Coastal Environment :
Campostrini P. The Venice Lagoon System: a world patrimony and
an open-air laboratory for the scientific research
Viaroli P. LaguNet: a cooperative network of Italian sites for
ecological research and monitoring of coastal aquatic ecosystems"