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Monitoring and Management of Water Quality in Coastal Areas
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Monitoring and Management of Water Quality in Coastal Areas

A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Environmental Science".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 July 2023) | Viewed by 3642

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Prof. Dr. Juan Miguel Soria

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Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, University of Valencia, Paterna, Spain
Interests: water quality; ecology; water resources management; water analysis; remote sensing; hydrology; water quality monitoring; freshwater ecology; aquatic ecosystems; lagoon plankton
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Dear Colleagues,

As coastal areas are host to most of the planet's population, many seas are subject to anthropogenic pressures that have increased trophic-level populations due to worsened water quality. Water quality monitoring in these areas is important because in regions such as Europe, there is a legal obligation to maintain the good quality of these bodies of water, called coastal and transitional waters. However, good ecological conditions are a concern on a global scale. This Special Issue is dedicated to research on the monitoring and management of water quality in coastal zones from an integrative perspective. Both field work and quality assessment by classical methodologies will be considered, as well as papers demonstrating the use of new technologies for monitoring, such as remote sensing, automatic buoys, and other methods.

We are inviting researchers to submit research articles, reviews, and case reports that enable us to advance our understanding of the monitoring and management of coastal waters. This Special Issue covers all aspects of water quality and the trophic state on a global scale.

Prof. Dr. Juan Miguel Soria
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • time series
  • ecological status
  • environmental changes
  • water quality
  • plankton ecology
  • phytoplankton and zooplankton taxonomy
  • remote sensing approaches

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Monitoring the Extraordinary Ephemeral Emergence of Myriophyllum spicatum L. in the Coastal Lagoon Albufera of Valencia (Spain) and Assessing the Impact of Environmental Variables Using a Remote Sensing Approach
by Juan M. Soria, Juan Víctor Molner, Rebeca Pérez-González, Bárbara Alvado, Lucía Vera-Herrera and Susana Romo
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2024, 12(2), 260; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12020260 - 31 Jan 2024
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The Albufera of Valencia, a Mediterranean coastal lagoon, has been in a turbid state since 1974, with only four episodes of temporary water transparency in spring. Despite its average depth of 1 m and oligohaline waters, excessive turbidity, fish grazing, and toxic compounds [...] Read more.
The Albufera of Valencia, a Mediterranean coastal lagoon, has been in a turbid state since 1974, with only four episodes of temporary water transparency in spring. Despite its average depth of 1 m and oligohaline waters, excessive turbidity, fish grazing, and toxic compounds have inhibited submerged macrophyte growth. In spring 2018, a significant area of Myriophyllum spicatum emerged and exhibited significant density until its complete disappearance in August 2018. Using Sentinel-2 and Landsat-8 imagery, we monitored water quality variables and vegetation density during these months. Our study revealed the first unique occurrence of M. spicatum in more than 40 years. A period of increased transparency from summer 2017 compared to previous years seems to be the cause of this appearance, while high summer temperatures caused its disappearance. While improving water quality may help restore submerged macrophyte meadows, our results suggest that summer maximum temperatures may inhibit recovery. Remote sensing, particularly the NDVI index, proved successful in monitoring aquatic vegetation and understanding species-environment relationships. This methodology can enhance future monitoring efforts for macrophyte colonization and expand knowledge of their occurrence and causes of disappearance in this and other similar areas. Full article
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Variability of the Primary Productivity in the Yellow and Bohai Seas from 2003 to 2020 Based on the Estimate of Satellite Remote Sensing
by Qingjun Fu, Xiao Yan, Qingchao Hong, Lei Lin and Yujie Zhang
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2023, 11(4), 684; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11040684 - 23 Mar 2023
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Monitoring marine primary productivity (PP) is crucial for understanding changes in the marine ecosystem. Based on satellite data and the vertically generalized production model (VGPM), this study investigated the spatiotemporal distribution and long-term trend of PP in the Yellow and Bohai Seas (YBSs) [...] Read more.
Monitoring marine primary productivity (PP) is crucial for understanding changes in the marine ecosystem. Based on satellite data and the vertically generalized production model (VGPM), this study investigated the spatiotemporal distribution and long-term trend of PP in the Yellow and Bohai Seas (YBSs) from 2003 to 2020. By using the calibrated satellite data and optimized parameterization scheme, the accuracy of the PP results in the YBSs was significantly improved compared to online PP products. The annual mean PP in the YBSs from 2003 to 2020 was 523.8 mgC/(m2·d), with significant seasonal and interannual differences. Seasonally, PP in the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea exhibited bimodal (two peaks in May and October) and unimodal (one peak in June) variation, respectively. The magnitude of mean PP in the YBSs was ranked as spring > summer > autumn > winter, with spring PP (~1000 mgC/(m2·d)) contributing more than 40% of the annual PP. The annual mean PP in the YBSs showed an overall decrease from 2003 to 2020, with a decrease rate of 5–6 mgC/(m2·d)/y. The interannual variation of the PP was mainly related to the variability of the chlorophyll-a concentration and was essentially inverse to the phases of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation and the El Niño-Southern Oscillation. Full article
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