Lesina lagoon is located in the southern Adriatic coast (Apulia region, Italy) on the northern coast of the Gargano promontory (41,88°N; 15,45°E; Figure 1).This ecosystem displays an extended and narrow shape elongated in the east to west direction and it is connected with the Adriatic Sea by means of natural and artificial canals interspersed with sand-dunes. Lesina Lagoon Information