there have also been efforts to enhance the growth of native vegetation around the lagoon, which has brought with it an increase in the occurrence of ecosystems, including fish within the lagoon, which has proved that the natural cycle is being restored. once the lagoon has begun to fully recover there will be many benefits, as the lagoon has great aesthetics and touristic potential.

the study diagnóstico das restingas no brasil (diagnostic of brazilian sandbanks) by sandro menezes silva, of the botanical and biological sciences of the universidade federal do paraná gives a wealth of information on the types of flora and faunafound in sandbanks (restingas), typical of rio de janeiro's state lagoons.