Development of an integrative approach for the characterization of environmental risk on marine transition ecosystems: the Sado estuary as a case study

Estuaries and transitional waters are important ecosystems from which organisms and humans are dependent on for survival. They are important as nursery areas and shelter for many aquatic organisms, from which humans and their economical activities are dependent on. Humans also depend on estuaries fo...

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Main Authors: Filipa Maria Pereira, Sandra Caeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.fmars.2014.02.00038/full