ABSTRACT/Capoterra Pond in southern Sardinia is described and analyzed with respect to its morphological, meteorological, physical and chemical characteristics, and its zoobenthic, zooplankton, and phytoplankton brocenoses. The birdhfe, flora, and riparian associations of vegetation are studied in order to draw international attention to the importance of this lagoon, the precariousness of tts ecosystem, the seriousness of current attempts to destabilize it, and the need to encourage the Sardinian authorities to initiate conservation measures, especially as rare birds have found their niches there.
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