ISSN (online): 2076-3298
Call of the Journal:
- Dynamic of Vegetation and Climate Change
- Environmental Implications of COVID-19 Pandemic
- Environmental Sustainability – Life Cycle Assessment – Energy and Environmental Technology
- Groundwater Quality and Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment
- Indoor and Outdoor Air Particulate Matter
- Monitoring and Assessment of Environmental Quality in Coastal Ecosystems
- Monitoring and Management of Inland Waters
- Multiple Approaches for Environmental Assessment of Transitional and Coastal Waters
- Plastic Contamination | Challenges and Solutions
- Response to Current Air Quality Changes in Small and Large Areas
- Restorative Agriculture
- Risk Assessment for Workplace Exposure to Natural Radioactivity
- Rural-Urban Relations and Sustainable Food Systems
- Soil Pollution Assessment and Sustainable Remediation Strategies
Jun
2021
Transitional and coastal areas are considered highly productive ecosystems on Earth. Despite protective measures, their recently accelerated rate of loss has been much higher than those of any other ecosystem on the planet because of the anthropogenic impact and climate change. Assessing their “state of health” involves a multidisciplinary approach both in monitoring plans and during data analysis processes. Environmental European directives, such as the Water Framework Directive, also require this approach, promoting programs to monitor both biological quality elements, physiochemical parameters, and priority substances that contribute to the ecological and chemical status classification of water bodies, respectively. Environmental monitoring and characterization plans are often articulated to include the largest analytical panel and the most complete set of pressure-sensitive biological indicators. However, monitoring or characterization plans results rarely provide environmental assessments integrating all the different aspects investigated. The aim of this Special issue is to collect original, unpublished papers and review articles dealing with approaches integrating the information provided by different indicators and indices. I particularly welcome papers with case studies, which include biological, chemical, physical, and statistical analyses, in transitional or coastal environments.
Keywords: transitional waters; environmental quality; status and pressure assessment; intertidal ecosystems; multidisciplinary approach.
Multiple Approaches for Environmental Assessment of Transitional and Coastal Waters
Transitional and coastal areas are considered highly productive ecosystems on Earth. Despite protective measures, their recently accelerated rate of loss has been much higher than those of any other ecosystem on the planet because of the anthropogenic impact and climate change. Assessing their “state of health” involves a multidisciplinary approach both in monitoring plans and during data analysis processes. Environmental European directives, such as the Water Framework Directive, also require this approach, promoting programs to monitor both biological quality elements, physiochemical parameters, and priority substances that contribute to the ecological and chemical status classification of water bodies, respectively. Environmental monitoring and characterization plans are often articulated to include the largest analytical panel and the most complete set of pressure-sensitive biological indicators. However, monitoring or characterization plans results rarely provide environmental assessments integrating all the different aspects investigated. The aim of this Special issue is to collect original, unpublished papers and review articles dealing with approaches integrating the information provided by different indicators and indices. I particularly welcome papers with case studies, which include biological, chemical, physical, and statistical analyses, in transitional or coastal environments.
Keywords: transitional waters; environmental quality; status and pressure assessment; intertidal ecosystems; multidisciplinary approach.
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Info at: www.mdpi.com/journal/environments/apc
Guest Editor
Dr. Federica Cacciatore