Kune - Vaini Lagoon System (KVLS), located within the Drini Mati River Delta in the Lezha region of Albania, provides a wide range of valuable goods and services to nearby communities. A rapid increase in population size and widespread poverty in the area have led to an increase in pressure on the lagoon for ecosystem goods and services, and to unplanned alterations in the buffer zone surrounding the lagoon. Unsustainable resources use within the KVLS is also causing a reduction in quality and quantity of water in the KVLS affecting lagoon productivity, increased coastal flooding and increased sand dune erosion. In order to address this problem. Kune Vaini Lagoons System is vulnerable to the effects of climate change and is expected to experience more intense and frequent floods and storm surges [1]. This study was realised in the framework of ongoing project Climate changes adaption interventions of the Kune-Vaini lagoon system (Lezha, Albania) - ecological approach. Field work was done from July 2018 to July 2019. with an interval of approximately of two month. Sampling took place in five station wich were selected to represent the water quality of Kune-Vaini lagoon system. This study aimed to evaluate seasonal variation of the TSI reported by Lamparelli, using specific TSI values of the total phosphorus (TP) and chlorophyll a (Chl a).
Duka, S; Vallja, L; Vasjari, M; Shehu, A; Broli, N
SEASONAL VARIATION OF LAMPARELLI TROPHIC STATE INDEX (TSI) IN KUNE -VAINI LAGOON SYSTEM
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