CAPPANERA , V

In this study, an operational tool for environmental accounting is proposed to assess natural capital value and to obtain a budget encompassing ecosystem services, putting into practice the notion of "ecosystem services cascade". The accounting system is based on a previous framework (EAMPA project) developed for MPAs. The tool implements some...

Littorals represent highly dynamic and complex systems which undergo changes imposed by several environmental factors and human-induced disturbances. Among coastal ecosystems, seagrass meadows represent a key habitat and, according to the European Water Framework Directive, the endemic Mediterranean Posidonia oceanica is considered as...