 The Venice Lagoon is an important site belonging to the Italian Long-Term Ecological Research Network, LTER, which has experienced a number of changes over the past two decades. These include rising temperatures, increased levels of colonization by alien species, and a decrease in the resident zooplankton population. This paper examines the effects of these changes on the zooplankton community and how they may be linked, to the overall ecosystem balance. It was found that the zooplankton community has undergone significant structural changes, but no major shifts in composition. Additionally, the authors suggest that the changes in the environment have caused a compression of the spatial gradients of the habitat, leading to more intense interactions between marine and estuarine species. This article was authored by Elisa Camati, Francesco Acre, Amelia de Lozari, and others. We are article.tv, links in the description below.