Coastal lagoons: “transitional ecosystems” between transitional and coastal waters

Á. Pérez‐Ruzafa1, Concepción Marcos2, Isabel Pérez-Ruzafa3, María Pérez‐Marcos4
1Departamento de Ecología e Hidrología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
2Departamento de Ecologia e Hidrología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
3Departamento de Biología Vegetal I, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
4Departamento de Zoología y Antropología Física, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain

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