The lnternatlonal wide interest for the Vemce ls not only related to the stunning and unìque ·o ty on the water". but also to 1ts delicate tagoon. a paradigmatìc example of managed natura! meta-ecosystem. The Venice lagoon could be consodered also as "the flag" for the many lagoons shll existing along the Medoterranean and other European seas: they are subjected to many threads and today they need more attention, both from the polìbcal and also from the soentifoc communlties. Whenever Venice's ocon could be used to attraCI attention on the generai tagoons' problems and opportunohes, l woukl be happy of th1s ·use· of my nat1ve City. Moreover, in order to assess lhe problems stili affect1ng the Ventce lagoon (given as sotved the city's flooding problem as the MOSE barriers wlll be bullt). a woder comprehensìon of the natura! processes achng 1n lagoons ìs mandatory. Thenefore, the collectlon of informatìon and the confrontation w1th s1m1lar environments 1s not only a good thing per se. enhanong the knowledge on the Nature, but is also useful for the purposes of Ven1ce safeguard1ng. For ali these reasons, CORILA 1S more than happy to help LaguNe! In publishing this book which actually fills a gap in the descriphon of a fundamental "brick" of the lagoon ecosystems. This book represents also a practocal example of the scientific role of LaguNet. which was able to connect experts and expenences from various parts of the ltalìan territory. Lagoon blodlversity ls not just a matter of numbers ( ... the larger the better ... ) but of the correct sequence of the functoons expressed 1n the system. The benthìc vegetation plays an essentlal part in these functions and we hope that this book w111 help 1n a better understand1ng of the overall pocture.
Flora and Vegetation of the Italian Transitional Water Systems
Cecere E;Petrocelli A;
2009
Abstract
The lnternatlonal wide interest for the Vemce ls not only related to the stunning and unìque ·o ty on the water". but also to 1ts delicate tagoon. a paradigmatìc example of managed natura! meta-ecosystem. The Venice lagoon could be consodered also as "the flag" for the many lagoons shll existing along the Medoterranean and other European seas: they are subjected to many threads and today they need more attention, both from the polìbcal and also from the soentifoc communlties. Whenever Venice's ocon could be used to attraCI attention on the generai tagoons' problems and opportunohes, l woukl be happy of th1s ·use· of my nat1ve City. Moreover, in order to assess lhe problems stili affect1ng the Ventce lagoon (given as sotved the city's flooding problem as the MOSE barriers wlll be bullt). a woder comprehensìon of the natura! processes achng 1n lagoons ìs mandatory. Thenefore, the collectlon of informatìon and the confrontation w1th s1m1lar environments 1s not only a good thing per se. enhanong the knowledge on the Nature, but is also useful for the purposes of Ven1ce safeguard1ng. For ali these reasons, CORILA 1S more than happy to help LaguNe! In publishing this book which actually fills a gap in the descriphon of a fundamental "brick" of the lagoon ecosystems. This book represents also a practocal example of the scientific role of LaguNet. which was able to connect experts and expenences from various parts of the ltalìan territory. Lagoon blodlversity ls not just a matter of numbers ( ... the larger the better ... ) but of the correct sequence of the functoons expressed 1n the system. The benthìc vegetation plays an essentlal part in these functions and we hope that this book w111 help 1n a better understand1ng of the overall pocture.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.