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Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleMetals in Sediment Cores from Nine Coastal Lagoons in Central VietnamStefania Romano, Cristian Mugnai, Silvia Giuliani et al.Problem statement: After being dramatically hit by war events, Vietnam is presently experiencing a huge economical and social development. However, very few data, relative to pollution levels and trends, are available for the correct management of critical areas such as coastal lagoons, where many economical activities are linked to high value environmental features. Approach: A set of sediment cores from … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 9 Mar 2012 · 8,587 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsContribution of Advective and Non-advective Heat Fluxes to the Heat Budget of a Shallow LagoonRodríguez-Rodríguez MiguelThe heat budget in a shallow lagoon has been established from field measurements at a bihourly scale. Information on the main advective and non-advective heat fluxes were collected during year 2003 at Nueva lagoon (Almería, Southern Spain). Heat storage data was obtained from a thermistor chain located in the deepest part of the lagoon and meteorological information was acquired using … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2005 · 6,491 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMan Invades Nature: Tracing the Dynamics and Trends of Anthropogenic Stressors Within a Coastal Wetland EnvironmentEmmanuel Yeboah Okyere, Kofi Adu-Boahen, Bismark MensahCoastal areas contain some of the most valuable resources on earth that are constantly under threat due to human development. Notable among these resources are wetlands, a delicate but beneficial asset to coastal dwellers. This study studied the growth of Winneba City into the Muni Lagoon catchment as well as its associated effects on the Ramsar Site. The study used … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 19, Issue 1 · 16 Jun 2023 · 6,052 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDiminishing Lagoon Services in the Era of Urbanization: A Case of Muni-Pomadze Lagoon in GhanaJohn Aloba Atubiga, Eric DonkorTheMuni lagoon is among the six internationally recognized coastal wetlands(Ramsar site) under the convention on wetlands because of the role it playswhich promoting human livelihood development and the ecosystem. The period of urbanization has resulted in the encroachment ofthe lagoon leading to the decline of its services. This study investigates thediminishing lagoon services as a result of urbanization, using the … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 18, Issue 1 · 27 Aug 2022 · 6,214 accessesView PDF Cite