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Ecosystem mapping____

Ecosystem assessment (status)____

Ecosystem biodiversity assessment (status)____

Section Division Group ClassProvisioning Nutrition Biomass Cultivated crops

Reared animals and their outputs

Wild plants, algae and their outputs

Wild animals and their outputs

Plants and algae from in-situ aquaculture

Animals from in-situ aquaculture

Water Surface water for drinking

Ground water for drinking

Materials Biomass

Genetic materials from all biota

Water Surface water for non-drinking purposes

Ground water for non-drinking purposes

Energy Biomass-based energy sources Plant-based resources

Animal-based resources

Mechanical energy Animal-based energy

Fibres and other materials from plants, algae and animals for direct use or processing

Materials from plants, algae and animals for agricultural use

Section Division Group Class

Mediation of smell/ noise/ visual impacts

Mass flows Mass stabilisation and control of erosion rates

Regulation & Maintenance

Mediation of waste, toxics and other nuisances

Mediation by biota Bio-remediation by micro-organisms, algae, plants, and animals

Filtration/ sequestration/ storage/ accumulation by micro-organisms, algae, plants, and animals

Mediation by ecosystems Filtration/ sequestration/ storage/ accumulation by ecosystems

Dilution by atmosphere, freshwater and marine ecosystems

Mediation of flows

Mass flows

Buffering and attenuation of mass flows

Liquid flows Hydrological cycle and water flow maintenance

Flood protection

Gaseous / air flows Storm protection

Ventilation and transpiration

Pollination and seed dispersal

Maintaining nursery populations and habitats

Pest and disease control Pest control

Disease control

Regulation & Maintenance

Mediation of flows

Maintenance of physical, chemical, biological conditions

Lifecycle maintenance, habitat and gene pool protection

Decomposition and fixing processes

Chemical condition of freshwaters

Micro and regional climate regulation

Section Division Group Class

Cultural

Scientific

Regulation & Maintenance

Maintenance of physical, chemical, biological conditions

Sea floor structure formation and composition

Weathering processes (external factors helpping)

Water conditions

Chemical condition of salt waters

Atmospheric composition and climate regulation

Global climate regulation by reduction of greenhouse gas concentrations

Physical and intellectual interactions with biota, ecosystems, and land-/seascapes [environmental settings]

Physical and experiential interactions

Experiential use of plants, animals and land-/seascapes in different environmental settings

Physical use of land-/seascapes in different environmental settings

Intellectual and representative interactions

Cultural

Educational

Heritage, cultural

Entertainment

Aesthetic

Spiritual and/or emblematic Symbolic

Sacred and/or religious

Other cultural outputs Existence

Bequest

Physical and intellectual interactions with biota, ecosystems, and land-/seascapes [environmental settings]

Intellectual and representative interactions

Spiritual, symbolic and other interactions with biota, ecosystems, and land-/seascapes [environmental settings]

Ecosystem mapping____

Ecosystem assessment (status)____

Ecosystem biodiversity assessment (status)____

Class type Ria de Aveiro - Pilot exerciseCrops by amount, type N/A

Animals, products by amount, type N/A

Plants, algae by amount, type

Animals by amount, type

Plants, algae by amount, type

Animals by amount, type

By amount, type N/A

N/A

By amount, type and use

By amount, type, source

N/A

By amount, type, source N/A

Wild Salicornia (halophyte; Habitat 1310 pt1 from Habitats Directive 92/43/CEE) is harvested from the lagoon and sold as a gastronomy/gourmet product.

Ria supports important populations of fish and shellfish of commercial interest, such as sea lamprey, european eel, allis shad, spinous spider crab, crabs, carpet shells, cockle, cuttlefish, clams and mussels.

In-situ macroalgae farming (Gracilaria verrucosa, Chondrus crispus, Ulva lactuca, Porphyra spp., Codium tomentosum)

Ria provides the ideal conditions for exploring in-situ aquaculture farms of marine fish (e.g. gilthead seabream - Sparus aurata, seabass - Dicentrarchus labrax and turbot - Psetta maxima) and shellfish (Japanese oyster - Crassostrea gigas, clams - Ruditapes decussates).

Material by amount, type, use, media (land, soil, freshwater, marine)

Reeds are harvested, from August to October, for traditional products/handcraft (e.g. mats/dunnage), mostly used in traditional festivities.During low tide the solitary tube worm (Diopatra neapolitana, ‘casulo’), the ragworm (Hediste diversicolor) and the catworm (Nephthys hombergii) are collected in intertidal mudflats (Habitat 1140 from Habitats Directive 92/43/CEE) to be use as bait for fishing. Presently only a small amount of macroalgae is collected for In-situ macroalgae farming (Gracilaria verrucosa, Chondrus crispus, Ulva lactuca, Porphyra spp., Codium tomentosum).

Seagrasses and macroalgae ('moliço') are harvested to be used as fertilizers in agriculture. Sea rush (Juncus maritimus, from Habitat 1330 from Habitats Directive 92/43/CEE) is manually collected from August to October and used as cattle bedding. Subsequently, this cattle bedding compost is used as a fertilizer in agriculture.

The lagoon provides water for aquaculture, salt production, agriculture, livestock, golf, urban and industrial purposes.

Class type Ria de Aveiro - Pilot exercise

N/A

N/A

N/ABy reduction in risk, area protected

By amount, type, use, media (land, soil, freshwater, marine)

Salt marsh halophytes have the ability to bio-remediate, reducing the availability of nutrients and pollutants in the sediment and water column (e.g. metals, organic pollutants). Decomposition/mineralisation processes of plant material mediated by micro-organisms; decomposition/detoxification of waste and toxic materials e.g. waste water cleaning, degrading oil spills by marine bacteria*, (phyto)degradation, (rhizo)degradation etc. Biological filtration is performed at Ria through oysters, clams and mussels in aquaculture facilities and wild bivalves.

By amount, type, use, media (land, soil, freshwater, marine)

By amount, type, use, media (land, soil, freshwater, marine)

Bio-physicochemical filtration/sequestration/storage/accumulation of pollutants by salt marshes (plants and rhizosediment); adsorption and binding of metals and organic compounds in ecosystems, as a result of combination of biotic and abiotic factors.

Salt marshes (Habitats 1310pt1+1320+1330+1420 from Habitats Directive 92/43/CEE) and seagrasses increase sediment cohesiveness reducing tidal and storm erosion as well as sediment resuspension.Coastal dunes (Habitat 2120) protect the lagoon from coastal erosion maitaining the lagoon integrity (the sand spit along the marine border and the São Jacinto Dunes)

By reduction in risk, area protected

By depth/volumesN/A

By reduction in risk, area protected

By reduction in risk, area protectedN/A

By change in temperature/humidityN/A

By amount and source N/ABy amount and source

Pest and disease control including invasive alien species.

N/A

Seagrass meadows and salt marshes reduce sediment resuspension and turbidity in the water column, contributing to increase the light availability in the water column.

São Jacinto dunes, low (Spartina maritima) and higher salt marshes, as well as reeds provide resilience to extreme weather events (floods and droughts, heat waves) and acts as a physical buffering of climate change impacts (storm events).

Ria provides nursery habitat for fisheries species and commercial invertebrates (e.g. crustaceans, bivalves). Also provides habitat for important populations of species of conservational interest, such as seagrasses beds, saltmarshes including extended areas of reeds, intertidal mudflats, salt pans and coastal dunes.

By reduction in incidence, risk, area protected

By amount/concentration and source

Nitrogen cyclying in intertidal mudflats, seagrass meadows and salt marshes [F]

By amount/concentration and source N/A

N/A

Class type Ria de Aveiro - Pilot exercise

Ria de Aveiro is subject matter for research.

Sediment fluxes: input of suspended particulate matter (SPM) from land; sand input from the sea; sediment surface run off to Ria. Sediment water interactions.

In the scope of the WFD, Ria de Aveiro lagoon is divided in five transitional water bodies classified based on the chemical and biological indicators as follow:WB1 – A natural (unmodified) water body that includes the Mira channel and Barra - the connection to the Atlantic ocean. The water ecological status is Good.WB2 – A heavily modified water body corresponding to the central area of the lagoons. The water potential ecological status is Moderate.WB3 – A natural (unmodified) water body that corresponds to the Ílhavo channel. The water ecological status is Good.WB4 – A natural (unmodified) water body that includes the Murtosa channel and the Laranjo basin. The water ecological status is Moderate.WB5 – A natural (unmodified) water body that corresponds to the Ovar channel. The water ecological status is Poor.

By amount, concentration or climatic parameter

Global climate regulation by greenhouse gas/carbon sequestration by terrestrial ecosystems, water columns and sediments and their biota; transport of carbon into oceans (DOCs) etc.

By visits/use data, plants, animals, ecosystem type

In-situ bird watching, snorkeling, visit to the ecomuseum of Troncalhada saltpans.

Walking, diving, bicking, sailing, boating, windsurfing, kayaking, swimming, leisure fishing (angling) and leisure hunting.

By use/citation, plants, animals, ecosystem type

By use, plants, animals, ecosystem type

By use/citation, plants, animals, ecosystem type

Natural and cultural heritage of the lagoon are subject matter of education (e.g. guided boat tours in Ria, Science Activities in the Summer with the support of the University of Aveiro, BioRia Environmental Interpretation centre, Natural Reserve of São Jacinto Dunes Interpretation centre, the Troncalhada saltpan ecomuseum, the Santiago da Fonte saltpan that belongs to the University of Aveiro, the ship-museum Santo André, which is an extension of the Maritime Museum of Ílhavo; the Gafanhoa House, a municipal museum that is a testimony of the rural livelihoods of Ílhavo municipality, which were closely related with the fish activity in the sea and in the lagoon).

Archeological sites in the lagoon (e.g. shipwrecks, ship hull, and other isolated findings).The traditional architecture (e.g. ‘palheiros’, 'Gafanhoa'), traditional boats (e.g. ‘moliceiro’, ‘bateira’, ‘mercantel’) and traditional activities (e.g. salt production).

Ex-situ experiences of the lagoon through local festivals related with the lagoon's products and activities (e.g. Festa da Ria summer festival with traditional Moliceiro boats race; Cod fish festival; Eel and ovos moles "soft eggs from Aveiro" food festival; International marine salt festival; FARAV handcraft festival, Lamprey festival, Allis shad (Alosa alosa) festiival).

Sense of place, artistic representations of nature (e.g. ceramic tiles, painted shells), inspiration for some painters and writers, interested in the history and heritage of the lagoon and its users.

An Anatidae is the symbol of the Natural Reserve of São Jacinto Dunes, and the Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) is the symbol of BioRia (Environmental Interpretation centre http://www.bioria.com/).

There are some religious celebrations related with the lagoon uses, such as Sr.ª dos Navegantes and São Paio da Torreira.

By plants, animals, feature/ecosystem type or component

Enjoyment provided by saltpans, saltmarshes, seagrasses and wild species (e.g. lamprey and eel)

Willingness to preserve saltpans, saltmarshes, seagrasses and wild species (e.g. lamprey and eel) for future generations

CLC 2006Overall: good ecological status.

Data sources, proxies, models (demand)

Indicators (demand)N/A N/A

N/A N/A

INE, 2013; LAGOONS Report No. D3.2

Alga+ (www.algaplus.pt)

LAGOONS Report No. D2.1 (ParquExpo, 2010; Neto, 2011)

N/A N/A

N/A N/A

N/A N/A

N/A N/A

AMBIECO/POLIS Ria de Aveiro, 2011; MAMAOT/ARH Centro, 2012

AMBIECO/POLIS Ria de Aveiro, 2011; ICNF, 2012.

SPA - Special Protection Area; Rede Natura 2000 area.

1) Harversted wild Salicornia (halophyte) (t/a) [F]2) Wild Salicornia (halophyte) sales (€/a) [B]

"Ilha dos puxadoiros" salt works company http://www.saldosol.net/home/

1) Fish and shelfish abundance [C] 2) Fishing gears [C]3) Commercial and artisanal fish and shellfish landing (t/a) [F]4) Fish and shellfish sales (€/a) [B] 5) Harversted fish and shellfish (not professional) (t/y) [F]6) Fish and shellfish sales (not professional) (€/y) [B]

1) In situ mcroalgae farming (t/a) [F]2) Cultured macroalgae sales (€/a) [B]

1) Harversted aquaculture fish (t/y) [F]2) Aquaculture fish a sales (€/y) [B] 3) Harversted aquaculture shellfish (t/y) [F]4) Aquaculture shellfish sales (€/y) [B]

1) Harvested reeds* (t/a) [F]2) Reeds sales (€/a) [B]3) Market value of reeds raw materials: ornamental (€/a) [B] 4) Harvested bait (t/a) [F]5) Bait sales (€/a) [B] 6) Harvested macroalgae (t/a) [F] 7) Macroalgae sales (€/a) [B]

1) DGRM, 2013 (data of 2012)2) DGRM, 2013 (data of 2012)*Personal communication from a local citizen

1) Harvested seagrasses and macroalgae ('moliço') (t/a) [F]2) Seagrasses and macroalgae sales ('moliço') (€/a) [B] 3) Harvested Juncus maritimus (t/a) [F]

1) Water for industrial use (comsumption and cooling) (dam3/year) [F]2) Water for agriculture use (dam3/year) [F]3) Water for livestock (dam3/year) [F] 4) Water for urban use (dam3/year) [F]5) Water for aquaculture use (dam3/year) [F] 6) Inland aquaculture of marine species (t/a) [C] 7) Water resource pricing (€/dam3) [B]

1) ARHc, 2012 (data form PGBH dos Rios Vouga, Mondego e Lis).2) Despacho n.º 1/PRES/2013 and APA (www.apambiente.pt, accessed in September 2013)

Indicators (demand) Data sources, proxies, models (demand)

N/A N/A

N/A N/A

N/A N/A

1) Saltmarsh composition and pollutants/metals concentration [C]; 2) Saltmarsh composition and nutrients concentration [C] 3) Seagrasses densities and nutrients storage [C]; 4) Macroalgae biomass and nutrients storage [C] 5) Halophytes' decomposition rates [F]; 6) Stock/amount of oysters, clams ans mussels in aquaculture facilities [C] 7) Aquaculture oysters, clams an mussels sales (€/y)[B]

Marques et al., 2011; Anastácio et al., 2013; Lillebø et al., 2010; Válega et al. 2008a, b; Monterroso 2005; Silva et al., 2009; Marques et al., 2011; Neto 2011

1) Pollutants/metals concentration in intertidal bare mudflats (sand and muddy sediments), low salt marshes and medium/high salt marshes [C]; 2) Nutrients concentration in intertidal bare mudflats, low salt marshes and medium/high salt marshes [C]; 3) Nutrients concentration in intertidal bare mudflats and seagrass meadows [C].

1) Marques et al., 2011; Anastácio et al., 2013; Lillebø et al., 2010; Válega et al. 2008a, b; Monterroso 2005; 2)*; 3)Silva et al., 2009

1) Extent of saltmarshes and seagrasses (%) and properties (density, stiffness, height) [C]; 2) Slope and geomorphology of the salt marshes and seagrass meadows [C];3) Wave regime [F]; 4) Tidal range and relative sea level [F]; 5) Storm surge potential/probability [F];6) Population density [C]; 7) Infrastructures, artificial surface, Unesco sites [B];

Cunha et al. 2013; AMBIECO/POLIS, 2011; Picado et al. 2013; INE (BGRI e Census 2011). POLIS Litoral Ria de Aveiro: Actions: RA1.1. (protection and recovery of the dune system) and RA3. (strengthening the banks and dykes); MAMAOT/APA, 2012.

N/A N/A

N/A N/A

N/A N/A

N/A N/A Cunha et al. 2013; AMBIECO/POLIS, 2011;

N/A N/A

1) Extent of saltmarshes and seagrasses (%) and properties (density, stiffness, height) [C]; 2) Elevation and geomorphology of salt marshes and seagrass meadows[C]

Cunha et al. 2013; Lencart e Silva et al., 2013

1) Extent of saltmarshes and seagrasses (%) and properties (density, stiffness, height) [C] 2) Slope and geomorphology of salt marshes and seagrass meadows [C]3) Wave regime [F] 4) Tidal range and relative sea level [F] 5) Storm surge potential/probability [F]6) Population density [C] 7) Infrastructures, artificial surface, Unesco sites [B] 8) Replacement cost for damaged infrastructures 9) Avoided cost for shoreline protection (quantificável?) 10) Avoided loss of human lives (€/ha, €/a) [B]

Cunha et al. 2013; AMBIECO/POLIS, 2011; Picado et al. 2013; INE (BGRI e Census 2011). POLIS Litoral Ria de Aveiro: Actions: RA1.1. (protection and recovery of the dune system) and RA3. (strengthening the banks and dykes); MAMAOT/APA, 2012.

1) Extent of seagrass meadows, salt marshes, sand flats and mudflats (as habitats and nursery areas for fishery and invertebrate species). [C]

1) Control of aquatic disease bearing by invertebrates and plants, and by fish; importance and specificity of pest regulation based on expert knowledge (score), importance and specificity of disease regulation based on expert knowledge (score) [F]2) Value transfer (€) [B]

N/A N/AMAMAOT/ARHCentro, 2012a;MAMAOT/ARHCentro, 2012b

N/A N/A

Indicators (demand) Data sources, proxies, models (demand)

1) Hydrogeomorphological processes, including sediment resuspension and turbidity in the water column [C] 2) Sedimentation rate (cm/y)[F]

1) Nitrogen fixing rates in different habitats (sand- and mudflats, seagrass meadows, salt marshes) [F]; 2) Denitrification rates in different habitats (sand- and mudflats, seagrass meadows, salt marshes) [F]; 3) Decomposition processes occuring in mudflats, seagrass meadows, salt marshes) [F];

1) Potential ecological status (WFD) of water bodies, concerning chemical indicators. Chemical and physico-chemical elements supporting the biological elements are: transparency, thermal conditions, oxygenation conditions, salinity, nutrient conditions (nitrates + nitrite, phosphate, dissolved oxygen and ammonium) and specific pollutants (pollution by all priority substances identified as being discharged into the body of water, pollution by other substances identified as being discharged in significant quantities into the body of water). Biological quality elements (phytoplankton, macroalgae and seagrasses, salt marsh plants).

1) Carbon sequestration potential per habitat (g/C/a), 2) Primary production (benthic and pgytoplancton) [F]3) Market values of carbon (€) [B]

1) Number of visits to the ecomuseum of Troncalhada, BioRia, NaturRia?[F];2) Number of students (Riactiva) per year? [F];3) Size of diving and bird watching hotspots (km2) [C];4) Intensity and spatial distribution of diving and bird watching [F];5) Bird/charismatic species watching [F]1) Number of beach concession [C];2) Extension of the cycle paths along the lagoon (km) [C]; 3) Number of people that use the paths [F];4) Number of entries (Riactiva) per year [C];5) Number of fishing ans hunting permits [C];6) Spatial distribution of recreational activities intensity [F];7) Physical distribution of recreational activities [C].

1) APA (www.apambiente.pt, accessed in September 2013)2) Polis Ria de Aveiro (www.polisriadeaveiro.pt/newsletter/detalhe.php?artid=2)

1) Scientific publications (ISI)[F]2) Number and value of funded projects (national and european)[F] 3) School visits (educational) [F];

1) Science Direct Aug.20132) CESAM (http://www.cesam.ua.pt/)

1) Bettencourt J.A., 2009.

1) Sales of merchandising products using these symbols [B].

1) Number of visitors/attendence [F];2) Number of potential visitors [C]

1) Spatial distribution of archeological sites [C];2) Number of visitors to the Maritime Museum of Ílhavo, where some archeological findings are exposed [F];3) Number of potential visitors to the Maritime Museum of Ílhavo (students and tourists) [C];4) Number of passengers on commercial tour boats [F];5) Ticket prices of commercial tour boats [C];6) Spatial distribution of boats routes intensity [F]; 7) Willingness to pay to keep the saltpans [B]; 8) Importance and specificity of cultural heritage based on expert knowledge [F]

1) How much funding is put into the organization of the festival (€/yr) [F];2) Number of attendence [F];3) Number of participants in the Moliceiro boats race [F].

1) Number of books/authors about Ria de Aveiro [F];2) Number of exhibitions related with Ria de Aveiro [F]; 3) Importance and specificity of aesthetic values based on expert knowledge [F]; 4) Hedonic pricing: cost of property next to aesthetic sites compared with those far away (€/ha/yr) [B]; 5) Hedonic pricing of aesthetic values of landscape change [B].

1) How much funding is put into the organization of the celabrations (€/yr) [F];2) Number of participants in the processions [F].1) Willingness to pay to preserve saltpans, saltmarshes, seagrasses and wild species [B].

1) Willingness to pay to preserve saltpans, saltmarshes, seagrasses and wild species for future generations [B].

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MAMAOT/ ARHCentro (2012b). Plano de Gestão das Bacias Hidrográficas dos rios Vouga, Mondego e Lis Integrados na Região Hidrográfica 4, Avaliação Ambiental Estratégica,Relatório Ambiental. Ministério da Agricultura, Mar, Ambiente e Ordenamento do Território / Administração da Região Hidrográfica do Centro I.P. pp.446.Marques B., Lillebø A.I., Pereira E., Duarte A.C. (2011) Mercury cycling and sequestration in salt marshes sediments: an ecosystem service provided by Juncus maritimus and Scirpus maritimus. Environmental Pollution. 159, 1869-1876.

Válega M. , Lillebø A.I., Pereira M.E., Duarte A.C., Pardal M.A. (2008b) Long-term Effects of Mercury in a Salt Marsh: Hysteresis in the Distribution of Vegetation Following Recovery from Contamination. Chemosphere. 71, 765-772.Válega M., Lillebø A.I., Caçador I., Pereira M.E., Duarte A.C., Pardal M.A. (2008a) Mercury mobility in a salt marsh colonised by Halimione portulacoides. Chemosphere. 72, 10, 1607-1613.

Lencart e Silva, J. D., Azevedo, A., Lillebø, A.I., Dias, J.M, 2013. Turbidity and seagrass meadows under changing physical forcing. In: Conley, D.C., Masselink, G., Russell, P.E. and O’Hare, T.J. (eds.), Proceedings 12th International Coastal Symposium(Plymouth, England), Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue No. 65, pp. 2023-2028, ISSN 0749-0208.

MAMAOT/ ARHCentro (2012a). Plano de Gestão das Bacias Hidrográficas dos rios Vouga, Mondego e Lis Integrados na Região Hidrográfica 4, Parte 2 – Caracterização Geral e Específica, 1.4.1 – Caracterização das Massas de Águas Superficiais. Ministério da Agricultura, Mar, Ambiente e Ordenamento do Território / Administração da Região Hidrográfica do Centro I.P

Picado, A., Lopes, C.L., Mendes, R., Vaz, N. and Dias, J.M., 2013. Storm surge impact in the hydrodynamics of a tidal lagoon: the case of Ria de Aveiro. In: Conley, D.C., Masselink, G., Russell, P.E. and O’Hare, T.J. (eds.), Proceedings 12th International Coastal Symposium (Plymouth, England), Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue No. 65, pp. 796-801, ISSN 0749-0208.

Ecosystem mapping____Ecosystem assessment (status)____

Ecosystem biodiversity assessment (status)____

Section Division Group Class

Provisioning Nutrition Biomass Cultivated crops

Reared animals and their outputs

Wild plants, algae and their outputs

Wild animals and their outputs

Plants and algae from in-situ aquaculture

Animals from in-situ aquaculture

Water Surface water for drinking

Ground water for drinking

Materials Biomass

Genetic materials from all biota

Water Surface water for non-drinking purposes

Ground water for non-drinking purposes

Energy Biomass-based energy sources Plant-based resources

Animal-based resources

Mechanical energy Animal-based energy

Section Division Group Class

Fibres and other materials from plants, algae and animals for direct use or processing

Materials from plants, algae and animals for agricultural use

Regulation & Maintenance

Mediation of waste, toxics and other nuisances

Mediation by biota Bio-remediation by micro-organisms, algae, plants, and animals

Mediation of smell/ noise/ visual impacts

Mass flows Mass stabilisation and control of erosion rates

Buffering and attenuation of mass flows

Liquid flows Hydrological cycle and water flow maintenance

Flood protection

Gaseous / air flows Storm protection

Ventilation and transpiration

Pollination and seed dispersal

Maintaining nursery populations and habitats

Pest and disease control Pest control

Disease control

Soil formation and composition Weathering processes

Decomposition and fixing processes

Regulation & Maintenance

Mediation of waste, toxics and other nuisances

Mediation by biota

Filtration/ sequestration/ storage/ accumulation by micro-organisms, algae, plants, and animals

Mediation by ecosystems Filtration/ sequestration/ storage/ accumulation by ecosystems

Dilution by atmosphere, freshwater and marine ecosystems

Mediation of flows

Maintenance of physical, chemical, biological conditions

Lifecycle maintenance, habitat and gene pool protection

Chemical condition of freshwaters

Micro and regional climate regulation

Section Division Group Class

Cultural

Scientific

Educational

Heritage, cultural

Entertainment

Aesthetic

Spiritual and/or emblematic Symbolic

Sacred and/or religious

Other cultural outputs Existence

Bequest

Regulation & Maintenance

Maintenance of physical, chemical, biological conditions

Water conditions

Chemical condition of salt waters

Atmospheric composition and climate regulation

Global climate regulation by reduction of greenhouse gas concentrations

Physical and intellectual interactions with biota, ecosystems, and land-/seascapes [environmental settings]

Physical and experiential interactions

Experiential use of plants, animals and land-/seascapes in different environmental settings

Physical use of land-/seascapes in different environmental settings

Intellectual and representative interactions

Spiritual, symbolic and other interactions with biota, ecosystems, and land-/seascapes [environmental settings]

Ecosystem mapping____Ecosystem assessment (status)____

Ecosystem biodiversity assessment (status)____

Class type Mar Menor - Pilot exercise

Crops by amount, type N/A

Animals, products by amount, type N/A

Plants, algae by amount, type N/A

Animals by amount, type

Plants, algae by amount, type N/A

Animals by amount, type N/A

By amount, type N/A

N/A

N/A

By amount, type and use The lagoon provides water for salt production and bath houses

Ground water for agriculture

By amount, type, source N/A

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By amount, type, source N/A

Class type Mar Menor - Pilot exercise

The lagoon supports important fisheries of commercial interest (mainly Sparidae and Mugilidae species).

Material by amount, type, use, media (land, soil, freshwater, marine)

The lagoon supports an important population of Sipunculus nudus, a sipunculan harvested and used as a fishing lure by many fishermen. Traditional fishing structures such as Las Encañizadas provide important resources for the area.

Endemic species such as the fish Aphanius iberus or the bivalve Pinna nobilis present isolated populations in the lagoon and may constitute an important genetic pool for these species.

By amount, type, use, media (land, soil, freshwater, marine)

Seagrasses have the ability to bio-remediate, reducing the availability of pollutants in the sediment and water column (e.g. metals, organic pollutants). Decomposition/mineralisation processes of plant material mediated by micro-organisms; decomposition/detoxification of waste and toxic materials e.g. waste water cleaning, degrading oil spills by marine bacteria*, (phyto)degradation, (rhizo)degradation etc.

N/ABy reduction in risk, area protected

By depth/volumesN/A

By reduction in risk, area protected Littoral wetlands in the area contribute to water retention and flash-flood lamination.

By reduction in risk, area protectedN/A

By change in temperature/humidityN/A

By amount and source N/ABy amount and source

High salt concentration is a barrier for alien species

N/ABy amount/concentration and source N/A

N/A

By amount, type, use, media (land, soil, freshwater, marine)

Sequestration and storage of nutrients through incorporation in biomass is performed by seagrasses and algae. Seagrasses accumulate metals and other pollutants (e.g. organic compounds) in their biomass and rhizosediment, removing/decreasing its availability in the environment. Biological filtration is performed at Mar Menor through benthic macrophytes.

By amount, type, use, media (land, soil, freshwater, marine)

Bio-physicochemical filtration/sequestration/storage/accumulation of pollutants by seagrasses (plants and rhizosediment); adsorption and binding of metals and organic compounds in ecosystems, as a result of combination of biotic and abiotic factors.

Atmosphere dynamic, marine (Mediterranean Sea)-freshwater inputs favour dilution of pollutans. Freshwater discharge is closely related toprecipitation pattern

Lagoon vegetation (halophilic plants, reeds and benthic macrophytes) increases sediment fixation and reduces erosion.The lagoon effectively reduces the erosion of the coastline by storms.The lagoon naturally reduces the amount of sediments reaching the coast and reduces their impact on coastal communities.

Seagrass meadows and salt marshes reduce sediment resuspension and turbidity in the water column, contributing to increase the light availability in the water column.

Mar Menor provides nursery habitat for fisheries species and commercial invertebrates (e.g. crustaceans, bivalves). Also provides habitat for important populations of species of conservational interest, such as seagrasses beds, saltmarshes including extended areas of reeds, intertidal mudflats, salt pans and coastal dunes.Benthic subtidal and intertidal habitats

By reduction in incidence, risk, area protected

By amount/concentration and source

Water dinamic of Mar Menor

N/A

Class type Mar Menor - Pilot exercise

By use, plants, animals, ecosystem type

Enjoyment provided by saltpans, seagrasses and wild species (e.g. specify)

Enjoyment provided by saltpans, seagrasses and wild species (e.g. specify)

Nutrient and water inputs from Albujón wadi

By amount, concentration or climatic parameter

The lagoon water body regulates local climate.The important primary productivity in the lagoon and its associated wetlands carries out an important CO2 uptake and O2 production.

By visits/use data, plants, animals, ecosystem type

In many areas of the lagoon visitors experience muds for their therapeutic use. Many visitors enjoy the therapeutic properties of bathing in the warm and salty waters of the lagoon.The lagoon is used for recreational activities including birdwatching.

The lagoon is used for recreational activities including swimming, fishing, sailing, windsurfing, kitesurfing, kayaking, biking, walking. The area constitutes one of the most visited tourist destination in Spain.

By use/citation, plants, animals, ecosystem type

Mar Menor is subject of important scientific research.The Universidad de Murcia, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, IEO, and Centro de Recursos Marinos have an important role in the study of the lagoon.

The natural environment of the lagoon has an important value as an educational resource. There are guided tours to the islands, saltpans, educational programs in protected natural areas.

The traditional architecture of the bath houses constitutes a clear example of local cultural diversity.

Gastronomy in the area, based on lagoonal products is another attraction for visitors.There are several local festivals related with the lagoon.

The particular landscape of the lagoon has been always attractive for visitors.The presence of islands within the lagoon is an unique added value to the lagoonal landscape.The particular landscape of the lagoon has an inspirational value for artists. The lagoon is source of inspiration for some painters and writers, interested in the history and heritage of the lagoon and its users.Mar Menor and place of this lagoon as Encañizadas are iconos for the Autonomic Region or Murcia

The existence of the lagoon and human populations in the area have promoted particular cultural values in the area including spiritual and religious manifestations. (e.g. Procesion de la Virgen del Carmen)

By plants, animals, feature/ecosystem type or component

CLC 2006

Indicators (demand) Mar Menor - indicators

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1) No data 2) No data 3) No data

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Aphanius iberus (0.39-3.75 ind./100m2Verdiell-Cubedo (2009)1) Water input for salt production (Ton/year) 2)No. Bath houses

Removal of ground water (Hectometers/year)

Data not published

Comunidad Regantes del CampoN/A N/A N/A

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Indicators (demand) Mar Menor - indicators

Marin-Guirao et al. (2005)

Data sources, proxies, models (demand)

1) Fish and shelfish abundance [ind/m2]2) Commercial and artisanal fish and shellfish landing (t/yr) [F]3) Fish and shellfish sales (€/yr) [B]

1) Mugilidae (53-209 ind/100m2) Sparidae (4.35-36.50 ind/100m2) 2) 250 Ton/yr (2008) 3) 1875000 €/yr

1) Verdiel-Cubedo (2009) 2&3) Servicio de Pesca (http://www.carm.es)

1) Harvested sipunculans (Tn/year) 2) Fishing lure sales (Tn/year) 3) Harvested reeds

Servicio de Pesca (http://www.carm.es). No data of harvested reeds.

1) Fish and shelfish abundance [C]2) Distribution area into lagoon

1) Salt production 75000 Ton/year 2) Bath houses licences

1) CREM (Centro Regional de Estadistica de Murcia) 2) City council

Data sources, proxies, models (demand)

1) Pollutants/metal concentration in sediments (µmol/grDW) and water column (mg/l)

Zn-0.97-62.07 Pb-0.25-45.98 Cu-0.0003-0.55 Cd-0.002-0.02

Marin-Guirao et al. (2008)

Nutrient uptake by macroalgae (Ton/yr)

Lloret et al. (2008)

Rates and concentration of air, freshwater and marine water Freshwater inputs: 1) PO4 2 mg/l NO3, 1 & 2) 2006 Confederación Hidr

N/A N/AMar Menor cartography

N/A N/A

Water turbity

N/A N/A

N/A N/A

N/A

Presence or abundance of aliens species No data No data

N/A N/A

N/A N/A

N/A N/A

1) Pollutants/metal concentration in C. nodosa 2) Pollutants/metal concentration in fish 3) Pollutants/metal concentration in benthic fauna

1) Zn (48.3-268.9) Pb (174.7-550.9) Cu (4.4-16.7) Cd (0.11-0.19) 2) Zn (14.32-88.8) Pb (0.39-43.5) Cu (1.56-21.2) Cd (0.01-0.11) 3) Zn (18.6-2496.4) Pb (0.9-647.4) Cu (5.8-205.1) Cd (0.09-24.03)

C. prolifera uptake 3988 Ton N/yr and 420 Ton P/yr

Sedimentation (kg/m2) Comunidad Autónoma de Murcia

1) Extent of saltmarshes and seagrasses (%) and properties (density, stiffness, height) [C]; 2) slope and geomorphology [C]

Cartography of Caulerpa prolifera and seagrasses

wetland area (Km2) Comunidad Autónoma de Murcia

1) Fish and shellfish abundance 2) Area of distribution of endangered species.

1) Publications 2) Consejería de Agricultura y Agua (Servicio de Pesca y Acuicultura)

Comunidad Autónoma de Murcia

PO4, NO3, discharge, precipitation

WFD physicochemical indicators, ecological state Moderate ecological status

No data No data

N/A N/A

Indicators (demand) Mar Menor - indicators

Turist indicators 44 hotels, 7139 rooms, 400,000 visitors

Turist indicators 44 hotels, 7139 rooms, 400,000 visitors (2000)Mar Menor is subject matter for research.

Turist indicators 44 hotels, 7139 rooms, 400,000 visitors

Turist indicators No. Bath houses

Turist indicators

Turist indicators 44 hotels, 7139 rooms, 400,000 visitors

Turist indicators Presence on offcial webpages, etc.

Affluence of visitors in spiritual and religious manifestations 44 hotels, 7139 rooms, 400,000 visitors

Turist indicators 44 hotels, 7139 rooms, 400,000 visitors

Turist indicators 44 hotels, 7139 rooms, 400,000 visitors

1) PO4 2 mg/l NO3, 11-20 mg/l Albujón stream, 2) baseline freshwater discharge 127 l/s (up to 1 m3/s during torrential events) 3) annual precipitation < 300 mm/yr

1) Environmental monitoring from Confederación Hidrográfica del Segura (CHS) 2 ) Velasco et al., 2006 3) SIAM

Environmetal monitoring from CHS and Comunidad Autónoma de Murcia

Global climate regulation by greenhouse gas/carbon sequestration by terrestrial ecosystems, water columns and sediments and their biota; transport of carbon into oceans (DOCs) etc.

Data sources, proxies, models (demand)

1) CREM 2)Comunidad Autónoma de Murcia

1) 62 articles found for: TITLE-ABSTR-KEY(Mar Menor) 305 articles found for: FULL TEXT(Mar Menor)

1) CREM 2)Comunidad Autónoma de Murcia

1) CREM 2)Comunidad Autónoma de Murcia

1) Gastronomic economy 2) Fish auction

1) CREM 2)Comunidad Autónoma de Murcia

1) CREM 2)Comunidad Autónoma de Murcia

Comunidad Autónoma de Murcia

1) CREM 2)Comunidad Autónoma de Murcia

1) CREM 2)Comunidad Autónoma de Murcia

1) CREM 2)Comunidad Autónoma de Murcia

Notes

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Data available on requestN/A N/A

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Notes

Constraints, data/ knowledge gaps

Mar Menor data from Fish auction are not separated from Mediterranean sea

No data for Pinna nobilis

Constraints, data/ knowledge gaps

No data from air and marine inputs

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There are evidences and newspaper publications

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There are evidences and newspaper publications

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NotesConstraints, data/ knowledge gaps

References

Verdiel-Cubedo. 2009. Ictiofauna de las zonas someras litorales del Mar Menor (SE Península Ibérica) parametros de su biologia y relaciones con el habitat. PhD. Thesis.Velasco, J. , Lloret, J., Millan, A., Marin, A., Barahona, J., Abellan, P., Sanchez-Fernandez, D 2006.Nutrient and particulate inputs into the Mar Menor lagoon (Se Spain) from an intensive agricultural watershed Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 176: 37-56

Lloret J, Marín A, Marín-Guirao L. 2008. Is coastal lagoon eutrophication likely to be aggravated by global climate change? Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 78: 403-412.Marín-Guirao L, Lloret J, Marín A. 2008. Carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes and metal concentration in food webs from a mining-impacted coastal lagoon. Science of the Total Environment, 393: 118-130.Marín-Guirao L, Cesar A, Marín A, Lloret J, Vita R. 2005. Establishing the ecological status of soft-bottom mining-impacted coastal water bodies in the scope of the Water Framework Directive. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 50: 374-387.

Ecosystem mapping____Ecosystem assessment (status)____

Ecosystem biodiversity assessment (status)____

Section Division Group Class

Provisioning Nutrition Biomass Cultivated crops

Reared animals and their outputs

Wild plants, algae and their outputs

Wild animals and their outputs

Plants and algae from in-situ aquaculture

Animals from in-situ aquaculture

Water Surface water for drinking

Ground water for drinking

Materials Biomass

Genetic materials from all biota

Water Surface water for non-drinking purposes

Ground water for non-drinking purposes

Energy Biomass-based energy sources Plant-based resources

Animal-based resources

Mechanical energy Animal-based energy

Section Division Group Class

Fibres and other materials from plants, algae and animals for direct use or processing

Materials from plants, algae and animals for agricultural use

Regulation & Maintenance

Mediation of waste, toxics and other nuisances

Mediation by biota Bio-remediation by micro-organisms, algae, plants, and animals

Mediation of smell/ noise/ visual impacts

Mass flows Mass stabilisation and control of erosion rates

Buffering and attenuation of mass flows

Liquid flows Hydrological cycle and water flow maintenance

Flood protection

Gaseous / air flows Storm protection

Ventilation and transpiration

Regulation & Maintenance

Mediation of waste, toxics and other nuisances

Mediation by biota

Filtration/ sequestration/ storage/ accumulation by micro-organisms, algae, plants, and animals

Mediation by ecosystems Filtration/ sequestration/ storage/ accumulation by ecosystems

Dilution by atmosphere, freshwater and marine ecosystems

Mediation of flows

Pollination and seed dispersal

Maintaining nursery populations and habitats

Pest and disease control Pest control

Disease control

Soil formation and composition Weathering processes

Decomposition and fixing processes

Chemical condition of freshwaters

Regulation & Maintenance

Maintenance of physical, chemical, biological conditions

Lifecycle maintenance, habitat and gene pool protection

Water conditions

Chemical condition of salt waters

Atmospheric composition and climate regulation

Global climate regulation by reduction of greenhouse gas concentrations

Micro and regional climate regulation

Section Division Group Class

Cultural

Scientific

Educational

Heritage, cultural

Entertainment

Aesthetic

Spiritual and/or emblematic Symbolic

Sacred and/or religious

Other cultural outputs Existence

Bequest

Regulation & Maintenance

Maintenance of physical, chemical, biological conditions

Atmospheric composition and climate regulation

Physical and intellectual interactions with biota, ecosystems, and land-/seascapes [environmental settings]

Physical and experiential interactions

Experiential use of plants, animals and land-/seascapes in different environmental settings

Physical use of land-/seascapes in different environmental settings

Intellectual and representative interactions

Spiritual, symbolic and other interactions with biota, ecosystems, and land-/seascapes [environmental settings]

Ecosystem mapping____Ecosystem assessment (status)____

Ecosystem biodiversity assessment (status)____

Class type Tyligulskyi - Pilot exercise

Crops by amount, type N/A

Animals, products by amount, type N/A

Plants, algae by amount, type

Animals by amount, type

Plants, algae by amount, type

Animals by amount, type

By amount, type N/A

N/A

By amount, type and use

Domestic and libestock fresh water use

By amount, type, source

N/A

By amount, type, source N/A

Class type Tyligulskyi - Pilot exercise

The lagoon is the area of fishing for the local residents.The lagoon supports populations of commercial species of fish.

Material by amount, type, use, media (land, soil, freshwater, marine)

Reeds are harvested, from August to October, for using as buiding eco-material.

By amount, type, use, media (land, soil, freshwater, marine)

Seagrasses have the ability to bio-remediate, reducing the availability of pollutants in the sediment and water column (organic pollutants). Decomposition/mineralisation processes of plant material mediated by micro-organisms; decomposition of waste materials e.g. waste water cleaning, (phyto)degradation, (rhizo)degradation etc.

N/ABy reduction in risk, area protected

By depth/volumesN/A

By reduction in risk, area protected

By reduction in risk, area protectedN/A

By change in temperature/humidityN/A

By amount, type, use, media (land, soil, freshwater, marine)

Sequestration and storage of nutrients through incorporation in biomass is performed by seagrasses and algae. Seagrasses accumulate pollutants (e.g. organic compounds) in their biomass and rhizosediment, removing/decreasing its availability in the environment. The macroinvertebrate communities perform an important function of organic substance transformation in the ‘water column – bed silt’ system that determines their significant role in self-purification of the lagoon. They play an important role in the biogeochemical turnover of biogenic elements in the lagoon and, specifically, removal of nitrogen and phosphorus from the bed silt as well as return of biogenic elements from the water environment to a surface through imago of amphibiotic insects. The benthic macroinvertebrates regulate gas regime and texture of the lagoonal soils.

By amount, type, use, media (land, soil, freshwater, marine)

Bio-physicochemical filtration/sequestration/storage/accumulation of pollutants by seagrasses (plants and rhizosediment); adsorption and binding of organic compounds in ecosystems, as a result of combination of biotic and abiotic factors.

Hydrodynamic dilution of pollutants inflowing into the lagoon with river and lateral runoffs, household sewage, sea waters, and precipitation

Stabilisation of water level in the lagoon by means of water exchange regulation with the sea through the connecting channel and, as a consequence, decrease of erosion rate.

The lagoon acts as a buffer in the case of lateral and river runoff impact on offshore strip. The connecting channel acts as a buffer in the case of sea water impact, wind-induced sea level variations, salt fluxes, sand drift into the lagoon.

The lagoon is the water inlet during the spring high water and floods and prevents landfloods on the catchment. In the case o very high spring water, the channel is naturally wased out, and excess water outgoes into the sea.

By amount and source N/ABy amount and source

N/ABy amount/concentration and source

By amount/concentration and source N/A

Maintaining favourable environment for rare and endangened species of algae and xeropolum.

By reduction in incidence, risk, area protected

Water flow induced erosion of tilled soils in the lagoon coastal zone during heavy rains, and humus inflow into the lagoon.

Salinisation of water in the lagoon, inflows of biogens and organics into the lagoon and their accumulation. Sanding up lagoon. A source of salt for the lagoon.

By amount, concentration or climatic parameter

N/A

Class type Tyligulskyi - Pilot exercise

In some areas of the lagoon visitors experience muds for their therapeutic use.

Museums, archaeological excavations.

The Lagoon is the part of Landscape park.

By use, plants, animals, ecosystem type

By amount, concentration or climatic parameter

By visits/use data, plants, animals, ecosystem type

The lagoon and adjacent sea area are used for recreational activities including swimming, fishing, kiting.

By use/citation, plants, animals, ecosystem type

The natural environment of the lagoon has an important value as an educational resource (tours, free air lessons).

By plants, animals, feature/ecosystem type or component

UKR

Indicators (demand) Tyligulskyi - indicators

N/A N/A N/A

N/A N/A N/A

LAGOONS D3.2 Report

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Indicators (demand) Tyligulskyi - indicators

Data sources, proxies, models (demand)

1) Fish abundance [C]2) Commercial and artisanal fish landing (t/a) [F]3) Fish sales (€/a) [B]

1) 41 species2) 400 ton/year3) 600000 €/year

1) Harvested reeds (t/a) [F]2) Reeds (€/a) [B]

1) No data 2) No data

1) Water use (t/a) [F]2) Water supply costs (€/a) [B]

1) No data 2) No data

Data sources, proxies, models (demand)

Concentrations of biogens and organics in the water and bottom sediments; biomass, quantity and species composition of algae, zooplankton and zoobenthos.Characteristics of ecological activity for communities of phytoplankton amd macrophytes.Self-purification index: ratio of total primary production in water layer to destruction - it varies from 0.4 to 1.79 depending on the season.

Intra- and iter-annual dynamics, spatial variability of concentrations of biogens and organics in the water and bottom sediments, biomass, quantity and species composition of algae, zooplankton and zoobenthos. Specific surface of species and communities of phytoplankton and macrophytes. Self-purification index: ratio of total primary production in water layer to destruction - it varies from 0.4 to 1.79 depending on the season.

Minicheva et al., 2012; LAGOONS D6.1 Report, 2012; LAGOONS D3.2.3 Report, (2013; Zaitsev et al.,2006; Kovtun, 2012; Polischuk et al., 1990

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N/A N/A

N/A N/A

N/A N/A

Species composition, quantity and biomass o macrophytes and macrozoobenthos

Mussels: Mytilaster lineatus, Cerastoderma glaucum, Abra ovate, Hydrobia acuta. Macrophytobenthos: Chlorophyta,Rhodophyta,Cystoseira barbata,Zostera marina, Zostera noltii.

Kovtun, 2012; Polischuk et al. 1990; LAGOONS D3.2.3 Report, 2013; Zaitsev et al., 2006

Concentrations of mineral and organic forms of biogenic elements

Long-term dynamics for concentrations of mineral and organic forms of biogenic elements in water and bottom sediments of the lagoon as well as their ratios with concentrations in sea water

Zaitsev et al., 2006; Polischuk et al., 1990; LAGOONS D6.1 Report, 2012

1) Speed of currents in the lagoon2) Rate of water renewal in different parts of lagoon3) Rates of turbulent and diffusive exchange

Spatiotemporal variations of bulk concentration of sea nad river water in the lagoon. The renewal time for lagoon water is 5.5 year. Characteristics of spatial variability of conservative admixture transfer rate by different winds.

Tuchkovenko et al., 2011b; Tuchkovenko et al., 2012

1) Water level fluctuations in the lagoon and sea2) Rate of water exchange through the channel3) Speeds of alongshore currens4) Wind waves

Amplitude of wind-induced water level variationsa in the sea nd lagoon; dependence of rate water exchange through the channel from its morphometric characteristics; hydrograph for operating channel during the year; speeds of alongshore currents by different water levels and wind conditions

Tuchkovenko et al., 2011a; Tuchkovenko et al., 2011b; Tuchkovenko et al., 2012; Timchenko, 1990.

1) Concentration of mineral forms of biogenic matter and organics2) Concentration of mineral suspension in lateral and river runoffs3) Amplitude of wind-induced sea and water level variations4) Water salinity5) Fluxes of suspended sediments and bed load

Concentration of mineral forms of biogenic matter and organics as well as mineral suspension in lateral and river runoffs, and in the lagoon and sea waters. Amplitude of wind-induced sea and water level variations. Water salinity in the sea and lagoon. Fluxes of suspended sediments and bed load at the sea and lagoon boundaries of channel.

Tuchkovenko et al., 2011a; LAGOONS D6.1. Report, 2012; LAGOONS D2.1d Report, 2012; Adobovskii & Bolshakov, 2003; Zaitsev et al., 2006; Polischuk et al., 1990; Timchenko, 1990

1) Water level2) Lateral runoff into the lagoon

During the very high spring water 2003, the water level in the lagoon exceeded by a few tens cantimeters the sea level. The strong outgoing water from the lagoon to the sea through the channel was observed duting the March-April.

Tuchkovenko et al., 2011a; Adobovskii & Bolshakov, 2003; Tuchkovenko et al., 2011b.

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A total of 118 species of planktonic algae, 51 species of bottom-living vegetation, including multicellular water-plants and flowering macrophytes, 30 species of meso- and macrozooplankton, 46 species of macrozoobenthos, and 25–30 species of fish are found in the waters of the Tyligulskyi Lagoon. Relative isolation of the lagoon from the sea facilitated persistence of the isolated population of Cystoseira barbata, which had become extinct in the North-Western part of the Black Sea in the 1980s, in the Tyligulskyi Liman lagoon. Among the macrophytes inhabiting the lagoon, 1 species (Chara canescens) is in the Red Book of Ukraine and 2 species of aquatic flowering plants (Zostera noltii, Z. marina) are in the Red Book of the Black Sea. The red alga of Rhodochorton purpureum (Lighth.) Rosenv., which was found on Cystoseira barbata, is rare in Ukraine. Vaucheria litorea Hofm. et Ag. in C. Ag., still being a mass species in the lagoon, is among the ones with decreasing number of specimens in Ukraine.

Zaitsev et al., 2006; LAGOONS D2.1d Report, 2012; Kovtun, 2012; Polischuk et al., 1990+I32

1) Depth of soil erosion2) Area of soil erosion3) Humus content

Concentration of organic matter in lagoon water; biochemical consumption of oxigen.

LAGOONS D2.1d Report, 2012; Zaitsev et al., 2006; LAGOONS D6.1 Report, 2012; Polischuk et al., 1990.

The lagoon is a stagnant water body, i.e. water from the external sources flows solely into it and does not flow out. Intense evaporation conditions losses in the lagoon water volume. This results in accumulation of salts and biogenic matter in the lagoon and their increased concentrations over the years. Under present-day conditions the concentration of mineral and organic phosphorus, organic nitrogen in the lagoonal waters exceeds their concentration in the water of the major sources (river and sea water).

Sea water: P-PO4 – 5-40 µg/dm3, P-Porg – 19-50 µg/dm3, N-Nmin – 75-90 µg/dm3, N-Norg – 510-640 µg/dm3, salinity – 9-18 ‰.Tyligulskyi lagoon water: P-PO4 – 170-634 µg/dm3, P-Porg – 47-972 µg/dm3, N-Nmin – 16-150 µg/dm3, N-Norg – 312-2547 µg/dm3, salinity – 16-23 ‰.

Zaitsev et al., 2006; LAGOONS D6.1 Report, 2012; Tuchkovenko et al., 2011b; Polischuk et al., 1990.

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Indicators (demand) Tyligulskyi - indicators

Number of visitors per year

Number of visitors per year

Number of visitors per year

Number of institutions

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Unsistematical harvesting

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Constraints, data/ knowledge gaps

Unknown quantity of edible mussels can be landed by local inhabitants

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NotesConstraints, data/ knowledge gaps

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Adobovskii, V.V., Bolshakov, V.N. (2003) Influence of Abnormal Winter Conditions in 2002-2003 on the Hydrological Regime of the Closed Lagoons in the North-Western Black Sea Region, Journal of Environmental Safety of Coastal and Shelf Zones and Multiple Use of Shelf Resources. Sevastopol: Marine Hydrophysical Institute, Issue 9, P. 54-58. (In Russian)

LAGOONS, 2013. Results of the problem based science analysis: The Tyligulskyi Lagoon. LAGOONS Report D3.2.3 70 pp.

Kovtun, O.A. (2012) Phytobenthos in the Tyligulskyi Liman Lagoon (Black Sea,Ukraine). Ecological and Biological, Morphological and Taxonomic Features. LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 353 p.

Minicheva G.G., Bogatova Y.I., Zotov A.B. (2012) Features of hydrochemical regime and structural-functional organization for autotrophic component in Tyligulskyi Lagoon. In: Proceedings of Ukrainian Scientific Conference “Lagoons in North-Western Black Sea: Actual Hydroecological Problems and Means for Its Solving”, 12-14 September 2012, Odessa, Ukraine, 75-78 (in Russian)