Obiettivo NATURAL PHENOMENA LIKE RAINSTORMS CAN BE CONSIDERED AS DISTURBANCES WITH INFLUENCE IN THE WATER, NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT EXPORT FROM THE ECOSYSTEMS. THE PROPORTION OF THESE LOSSES IN MEDITERRANEAN ECOSYSTEMS, WITH IRREGULAR AND SOMETIMES VERY INTENSE RAINFALLS, IS LITTLE KNOWN AND PARTICULARLY INTERESTING WHEREVER THEY ARE WATER AND NUTRIENT-LIMITED. EXPERIMENTAL DISTURBANCES AT THE CATCHMENT LEVEL ARE RARELY REPORTED IN MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATES. THE COMBINATION OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ANALYSIS IN THESE DISTURBED ECOSYSTEMS, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS IN RAINSTORM EFFECTS, CONSTITUTE A NEW APPROACH. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE RESEARCH EFFORT WILL HAVE IMPORTANT BENEFITS BOTH IN FORMALISING THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE OF WATER FLUXES IN NUTRIENT CYCLING, AND ALSO IN PREDICTING THE EFFECTS OF MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ON NUTRIENT CYCLING. Campo scientifico natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems Programma(i) FP1-ENVPROT 4C - Multiannual research and development programmes (EEC) in the field of the environment - Protection of the environment -, 1986-1990 Argomento(i) Data not available Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinatore UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 99,Carretera de San Vicente s/n 03080 ALICANTE Spagna Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato