Objectif ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTS OF PRECIPITATION LOADS ON FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS IN ALPINE AND SUBALPINE AREAS. PREVIOUS RESEARCH RESULTS ON THE ACIDIFICATION OF PRECIPITATION IN THE N-W ITALIAN SUBALPINE AREA DEMONSTRATED A DECREASE OF RAIN WATER ACIDITY WITH INCREASING ALTITUDES. THE YEARLY MEAN PH OF PRECIPITATION RANGES BETWEEN 4.2 AND 4.5 AT ALTITUDES OF 300-900 M AND SHOWING HIGHEST VALUES IN THE ALPINE REGION AT 2200 M. THIS RESEARCH PROGRAMME WILL MEASURE AND COMPARE THE VARIOUS EFFECTS OF THE PECIPITATION LOADS ON SUBALPINE AND ALPINE LAKES. IN THE SUBALPINE AREA THE LAKES LAGO MAGGIORE, LAGO MERGOZZO AND LAGO ORTA WILL BE CONSIDERED IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE OF THEIR DIFFERENCES IN WATER CHEMISTRY. IN THE ALPINE REGION LAKES OF LOW BUFFERING CAPACITY WILL BE CHOSEN FOR THIS PROJECT. Programme(s) PRE-ENVPROT 3C - Sectoral research and development programme (EEC) in the field of environment (environmental protection and climatology) - indirect and concerted actions - Environmental protection -, 1981-1985 Thème(s) Data not available Appel à propositions Data not available Régime de financement CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinateur NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ITALY Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Largo Vittorio Tonolli 50-52 28922 VERBANIA Italie Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée
