Benthic ecology of tropical coastal lagoons: Environmental changes over the last decades in the Términos Lagoon, Mexico - 08/12/17
, Renaud Fichez a, Carlos Álvarez Silva b, Laura Calva Benítez b, Pascal Conan c, Adolfo Contreras Ruiz Esparza d, Lionel Denis e, Silvia Díaz Ruiz b, Pascal Douillet a, Margarita E. Gallegos Martinez b, Jean-François Ghiglione c, Francisco José Gutiérrez Mendieta b, Montserrat Origel-Moreno a, Antonio Zoilo Marquez Garcia b, Alain Muñoz Caravaca f, Mireille Pujo-Pay c, Rocío Torres Alvarado b, Jorge Zavala-Hidalgo eBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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The Términos Lagoon is a 2000-km2 wide coastal lagoon linked to the largest river catchment in Mesoamerica. Economic development, together with its ecological importance, led the Mexican government to pronounce the Términos Lagoon and its surrounding wetlands as a Federal protected area for flora and fauna in 1994. It is characterized by small temperature fluctuations, but with two distinct seasons (wet and dry) that control the biological, geochemical, and physical processes and components. This paper presents a review of the available information about the Términos Lagoon. The review shows that the diversity of benthic communities is structured by the balance between marine and riverine inputs and that this structuration strongly influences the benthic metabolism and its coupling with the biogeochemistry of the water column. The paper also presents many specific drivers and recommendations for a long-term environmental survey strategy in the context of the expected Global Change in the Central American region.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Multidisciplinary study, Ecosystem, Estuaries, Coastal lagoon, Términos Lagoon, Mexico
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Vol 349 - N° 6-7
P. 319-329 - octobre 2017 Retour au numéro
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