The estuarine and marsh area of A Xunqueira do Areal represents a zone of high ecological value, as it lies at the confluence of three distinct environmental systems — beach-dune, marsh, and marine environment

Protected Natural Areas (PNAs) provide a wide range of ecosystem goods and services, including soil protection, water regulation, climate regulation, desertification prevention, maintenance of essential ecolog

The mouth of the Oka estuary was once home to coastal dune systems that disappeared in the 1990s due to both anthropogenic factors (such as sand extraction and trampling of vegetation) and natural processes (i

The GESTARR project analyses the role of Posidonia oceanica