The objectives of the present study were to: a) illustrate the
lagoon’s nutrient dynamics under various environmental conditions
and the functional relationships of these dynamics with
freshwater inputs, in order to better understand the ecosystem’s
response to changes in driving forces and gain insight into how
sustainable management of the lagoon may be developed;
b) describe the functional relationship between hydrological variability
and phytoplankton measured as chlorophyll a and cell
abundance, in order to provide insight into how hydrological
variables influence spatial and temporal phytoplankton distribution;
c) assess the trophic state and quality of the waters using
various classification criteria in order to expand our knowledge of
the functioning of non-tidal lentic lagoonal ecosystems during the
period of the implementation of the Water Framework Directive.