FW: A review of terms and definitions to categorise estuaries, lagoons and associated envi
LaguNet - Italian Network for Ecological Research in Coastal Zone and Transitional Areas
From: Davide Tagliapietra [mailto:davide.ta...@ve.ismar.cnr.it]
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 10:02 AM
To: alberto...@unile.it; gm.gi...@live.it; campo...@corila.it; p.m...@imc-it.org; stefano....@ve.ismar.cnr.it; viz...@unipa.it; giancarl...@unina.it; pierluig...@unipr.it
Subject: A review of terms and definitions to categorise estuaries, lagoons and associated envi
vi segnalo il nostro articolo uscito oggi su Marine and Freshwater Research [60(6) 497–509], penso possa interessare la comunità di Lagunet
ciao
Davide
A review of terms and definitions to categorise estuaries, lagoons and associated environments
Davide Tagliapietra, Marco Sigovini and Annamaria Volpi Ghirardini
Abstract
Estuaries, rias, fjords, coastal lagoons, bahiras, river mouths, tidal creeks, deltas and similar coastal environments are often regarded as a single broad conceptual class. ‘Brackish’, ‘estuarine’, ‘paralic’ and ‘transitional’ are terms used in different contexts to designate collectively this class of environments. Nevertheless every term, generated from different historical perspectives and scientific points of view, excludes some of the above-mentioned environments. These terms and definitions were examined with regard to their meaning and history. The main attributes have been extracted from definitions and arranged in a conceptual scheme giving an overall direct perception of their relationships. This analysis provided evidence for the occurrence of two major groups of attributes: hydrological and geomorphic. Although the significance of hydrological attributes is instantly recognisable, geomorphic attributes imply subjacent concepts of geographical scale and hydrological features not expressly formulated in definitions, such as a limited supply of seawater to the system.
Keywords: coastal transitional ecosystems, seascapes, transitional waters, Water Framework Directive.
Marine and Freshwater Research 60(6) 497–509 , Submitted: 20 March 2008 Accepted: 28 November 2008 Published: 19 June 2009
Full text DOI: 10.1071/MF08088, © CSIRO 2009
Davide Tagliapietra
Consiglio Nazionale delle
Ricerche
Istituto di Scienze Marine
CNR-ISMAR
Riva 7 Martiri,
1364/a
I-30122 Venice
Italy
tel:
+39.0412404711
d.tagli...@ismar.cnr.it
Il contenuto del presente messaggio non esprime la
posizione ufficiale del CNR-ISMARa meno che non sia indicato un numero di
protocollo. Questo messaggio di posta elettronica contiene informazioni di
carattere confidenziale rivolte esclusivamente al destinatario sopra indicato.
Sono vietati l'uso, la diffusione, distribuzione o riproduzione da parte di ogni
altra persona. Nel caso in cui sia stato ricevuto questo messaggio di posta
elettronica per errore, siete pregati di segnalarlo immediatamente al mittente e
distruggere quanto ricevuto (compresi i file allegati) senza farne copia.
Qualsivoglia utilizzo non autorizzato del contenuto di questo messaggio
costituisce violazione dell'obbligo di non prendere cognizione della
corrispondenza tra altri soggetti, salvo più grave illecito, ed espone il
responsabile alle relative conseguenze.
The content of the present
message does not express the official position of CNR-ISMAR unless a number of
internal protocol is stated. This email may contain confidential information.
Please do not read it if you are not the intended recipient(s). Any use,
distribution, reproduction or disclosure by any other person is strictly
prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender
by replying to this email and destroy the original transmission and its
attachments without reading or saving it in any manner. Any unauthorized
use of the present email amounts to violation of the duty of not reading the
emails exchange among third parties, or even a more serious offence, and exposes
the responsible to the related consequences.