Obiettivo The role of the African continent in the global carbon cycle, and therefore in climate change, is increasingly recognised. Despite the increasingly acknowledged importance of Africa in the global carbon cycle and its high vulnerability to climate change there is still a lack of studies on the carbon cycle in representative African ecosystems (in particular tropical forests), and on the effects of climate on ecosystem-atmosphere exchange. In the present proposal we want to focus on these spoecifc objectives : 1. Understand the role of African tropical rainforest on the GHG balance of the atmosphere and revise their role on the global methane and N2O emissions. 2. Determine the carbon source/sink strength of African tropical rainforest in the pre-industrial versus the XXth century by temporal reconstruction of biomass growth with biogeochemical markers 3. Understand and quantify carbon and GHG fluxes variability across African tropical forests (west east equatorial belt) 4.Analyse the impact of forest degradation and deforestation on carbon and other GHG emissions Campo scientifico natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystemsnatural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryaliphatic compoundsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changesagricultural sciencesagricultural biotechnologybiomass Programma(i) FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Argomento(i) ERC-AG-PE10 - ERC Advanced Grant - Earth system science Invito a presentare proposte ERC-2009-AdG Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento ERC-AG - ERC Advanced Grant Istituzione ospitante FONDAZIONE CENTRO EURO-MEDITERRANEOSUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI Contributo UE € 2 084 390,00 Indirizzo VIA MARCO BIAGI 5 73100 Lecce Italia Mostra sulla mappa Regione Sud Puglia Lecce Tipo di attività Research Organisations Ricercatore principale Riccardo Valentini (Prof.) Contatto amministrativo Laura Panzera (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato Beneficiari (2) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto FONDAZIONE CENTRO EURO-MEDITERRANEOSUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI Italia Contributo UE € 2 084 390,00 Indirizzo VIA MARCO BIAGI 5 73100 Lecce Mostra sulla mappa Regione Sud Puglia Lecce Tipo di attività Research Organisations Ricercatore principale Riccardo Valentini (Prof.) Contatto amministrativo Laura Panzera (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DELLA TUSCIA Italia Contributo UE € 322 560,00 Indirizzo VIA S MARIA IN GRADI 4 01100 Viterbo Mostra sulla mappa Regione Centro (IT) Lazio Viterbo Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contatto amministrativo Marco Barbini (Dr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato
