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Water quality issues in lagoons

	Guidance on the potential impacts of water quality within saline lagoons and their management, focusing on nutrients and drawing on a case study from the Fleet.

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    Sensitivity of different lagoons
    Sensitivity of lagoonal communities and species
    Summary of water quality issues

    Introduction to The Fleet
    Review of historical data and interpretation
    Water quality monitoring and investigations
    Nutrient load analysis and modelling
    Modelling tidal currents and solute distributions
    Relevant studies of parameters other than nutrients
    Summary and interpretation of nutrient budget, distribution and fate
    Assessment of change in conservation interests in response to nutrient levels
    Implications for management
    Further work recommended

    Relevance of The Fleet to other lagoons
    Guidance on investigating water quality impacts
    Guidance on managing water quality impacts
    Further research needed on water quality

    Saline lagoon SACs in the UK
    Extract from favourable condition table for The Fleet and Chesil European marine site
    List of relevant references from the Fleet Study Group archive

The information above has been sourced from:
Johnston, C.M and Gilliland, P.M. 2000. Investigating and managing water quality in saline lagoons based on a case study of nutrients in the Chesil and the Fleet European marine site. English Nature. (UK Marine SACs Project).

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