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Coastal lagoons are the most fragile ecosystems, with an increasing pressure from anthropogenic inputs (urban and agricultural sewages, industrial wastes, etc). These ecosystems are widely distributed along Mediterranean coasts. Narta Lagoon represents an important wetland ecosystem. It is located in the northwestern part of Vlora city separated by the Adriatic Sea through a narrow belt of land and communicates to sea by two channels. The aims of this study were: (a) the determination of some physical-chemical parameters of Narta Lagoon water, (b) identification of recent benthonic foraminifera, (c) observation of different damages of their fragile shells, and (d) the possible correlation of these damages to variations of water physical-chemical parameters.
For this purpose, some water samples (to assess some physical-chemical parameters and nutrients) and surface sediments were taken for benthonic foraminifera at the same time and stations, as mentioned above.
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Thanks to the community and the local government area of Narta Lagoon, who expressed interest and readiness in conducting this study.
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Kotori, P., Hasanaj, L., Kane, S. (2015). Physical-Chemical Parameters and Assessment of Pollution Through Bioindicators of Narta Lagoon. In: Stylios, C., Floqi, T., Marinski, J., Damiani, L. (eds) Sustainable Development of Sea-Corridors and Coastal Waters. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11385-2_5
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