Problem
Threatened coastal brackish lagoon habitats
Other Names:
Endangered coastal saline lagoons Background:
High nutrient concentrations are often present in lagoons as a result of both riverine nutrient inputs and effective nutrient recycling between the sediments and the water column. Lagoons are, therefore, often highly productive aquatic environments.
Broader Problems:
Threatened lake habitatsThreatened estuarine habitatsThreatened marine coastal habitatsThreatened coastal wetland habitatsThreatened brackish wetland habitats Related Problems:
Threatened aquaculture pond habitatsThreatened salt extraction pond habitatThreatened intertidal salt flat habitats Values:
EndangeredThreat Subject(s):
Geography → Wild??Geology → Land and coastal forms??
Societal Problems → Endangered species??
Societal Problems → Vulnerability??
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
08.05.2019 – 20:39 CEST