Anthropogenic effects and salt marsh loss in the Mondego and Mira estuaries (Portugal)

Recent decades have witnessed marked losses of coastal wetlands worldwide, but consistent data on salt marsh area are not available. The main goal of this study was to provide information on two Portuguese estuarine habitats (Mondego and Mira) over a period of four to six decades, and to assess how...

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Main Authors: P. Castro, H. Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2006-12-01
Series:Web Ecology
Online Access:http://www.web-ecol.net/6/59/2006/we-6-59-2006.pdf