General info | |
Project title | Hotspot Ecosystem Research and Man's Impact On European Seas |
Project acronym | HERMIONE |
Project website | http://www.eu-hermes.net/ |
Begin date | 2009-04-01 |
End date | 2012-04-01 |
Location | |
Sea area (C19) | Mediterranean Sea,North Atlantic Ocean,Northeast Atlantic Ocean (40W),Norwegian Sea |
Description | |
Data-themes (P08) | Biological oceanography,Cross-discipline |
Abstract | From the polar waters of the Arctic to the warm seas of the Mediterranean, Europe has almost 90,000 km of coastline. Underneath the waves our seas are home to some of the most spectacular ecosystems on Earth. Ecosystems such as cold-water coral reefs and hydrothermal vents support a huge diversity of life that is both beautiful and alien, but also vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and human activities. The HERMIONE project is focused on investigating these and other ecosystems, including submarine canyons, seamounts, cold seeps, open slopes and deep basins. Scientists from a range of disciplines are researching their natural dynamics, distribution, and how they interconnect. We also want to find out how they contribute to the goods and services we rely on, and how they are affected by natural and anthropogenic change. A major aim of HERMIONE is to use the knowledge gained during the project to contribute to EU environmental policies. The information can be used to create effective management plans that will help to protect our oceans for the future.
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Coordinator | |
Coordinating organisation | National Oceanography Centre (Southampton)
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Country of Coordinator | United Kingdom |
Contact name | Prof Phil Weaver |
Title | HERMES Project Coordinator |
Contact organisation | National Oceanography Centre (Southampton)
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Project partners | |
Other partners | Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research Autonomous University Of Barcelona Cardiff University, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen CNR, Istituto di Scienze Marine (Sezione di Venezia) CONISMA, National Interuniversity Consortium for Marine Science CSIC, Institute of Marine Sciences French National Center for Scientific Research (head office) Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg GEOMAR Research Centre for Marine Geosciences Ghent University, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Hellenic National Oceanographic Data Centre Hydrographic Institute Ifremer Head Office Institute of Marine Research International University of Bremen Laboratory of Oceanography and Climate, Experiments and numerical Approaches Max-Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology National Marine Aquarium Netherlands Institute for Ecology, Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology P.P.Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, RAS Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research Ryan Institute, University of Galway. Scottish Association for Marine Science University College Cork University of Aberdeen, Oceanlab University of Aveiro, Department of Biology University of Azores, Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (IMAR network) University of Liverpool, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences University of Thessaly, Laboratory of Oceanography University of Tromsĝ
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Edmerp metadata | |
Edmerp id | 11813 |
Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre
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Latest update | 2022-06-21 |