General info | |
Project title | VECTOR-Vulnerability of coasts and marine ecosystems to the climatic changes and their role on Mediterranean C cycle |
Project acronym | VECTOR |
Project reference | MIUR |
Associated programme | FISR Special Integrated Fund - 2001 - projects for sustainable development and climatic change |
Project website | http://vector-conisma.geo.unimib.it/ |
Begin date | 2006-02-20 |
End date | 2009-02-20 |
Location | |
Geographic coverage | Northern Adriatic shelf, Central Adriatic coastal area, Calabrian margin in the Ionian Sea, Napoli Gulf and Tuscan coast in the Thyrrenian Sea. Beside these, the Venice lagoon (strongly modified by human activities) and the pelagic Mediterranean area. |
Sea area (C19) | Mediterranean Sea |
Description | |
Data-themes (P08) | Atmosphere,Biological oceanography,Marine geology,Physical oceanography,Terrestrial |
Abstract | The VECTOR project studies the more significant impacts of climatic changes on the Mediterranean marine environment and the role of Mediterranean basin in the CO2 earth cycle. The activities are divided into 10 work packages or lines: LINE 1.CLICOST: climatic changes effects on marine climate near the Italian coastal environment and on physic dynamics of two coastal systems. LINE 2.VULCOST: vulnerability of 5 coastal systems, climatic changes impact on river transport and on aquifer. LINE 3.VARCOST: changes on relative sea level and its impacts on coastal areas. LINE 4.DIVCOST: effects of climatic changes on biodiversity, primary and secondary productivity of the selected coastal systems , particular attention on economic aspects like: eutrophication, damages from algal bloom and fishing. LINE 5.CLIVEN: climatic changes effects on Venice Lagoon. LINE 6.CARADRI: role of continental shelf of northern Adriatic sea on C cycle of Mediterranean sea. LINE 7.CARLIVE: role of vegetation and animal populations of Mediterranean continental shelf on C cycle. LINE 8.CARPEL: C cycle on Mediterranean pelagic area. LINE 9.CAROCE: C cycle on the Oceanic environment, specially for the southern area. LINE 10.VECTORNET: VECTOR project management. |
Coordinator | |
Coordinating organisation | CONISMA, National Interuniversity Consortium for Marine Science
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Country of Coordinator | Italy |
Project partners | |
Other partners | CNR, Istituto di Scienze Marine (Sezione di Venezia, ex ISDGM) CNR, Istituto per l'Ambiente Marino Costiero (Sezione di Oristano) CNR, National Research Council, Institute of Marine Science (Ancona) CNR, National Research Council, Institute of Marine Science (Bologna) CNR, National Research Council, Institute of Marine Science (Trieste) ENEA Centro Ricerche Ambiente Marino (La Spezia) Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sede di Bologna National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn of Naples The Central Institute for scientific and technological Research Applied to the Sea (Chioggia)
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Edmerp metadata | |
Edmerp id | 7855 |
Collating centre | National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography
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Latest update | 2011-11-25 |