Cel To increase the understanding of the dynamics and degradationprocesses of Mediterranean ecosystems. To provide a model ofvegetation dynamics at a range of spatial and temporal scaleswhich can be used for evaluating the impact of changing climateor of different land-use policies in these regions.The study is based on the premise that the prevention andreversal of desertification depends on an understanding of theprocesses which determine vegetation structure as it is the plantcover which protects the soil from erosion and determinesecosystem function. This project will quantify the interactionsbetween the major components of Mediterranean vegetation andproduce a model to predict system behaviour at the landscapelevel.Vegetation patterns and ecological attributes of the maincharacter species in degrading and aggrading vegetation inMediterranean environments will be assessed. A modular modellingapproach will then be used to scale up from a dynamic,time-dependent simulation of plant species behaviour to the levelof the landscape thus bridging the gap between species-level andGIS-orientated models. The processes identified will be definedand modelled in a way which complements other ongoing EC-RTDprojects at the regional scale. The model will respond to avariety of disturbance regimes and its use will result in animproved understanding of ecosystem disturbance and will providea basis for management prescriptions at the local and regionalscales.The model will help the development and implementation of landuse policies throughout the Mediterranean region. It will alsobe used as a means of planning effectively for the survival ofecosystems and for reversal of desertification processes. Areference point and database for relevant information will alsobe established for the region. Dziedzina nauki natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabasesnatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems Program(-y) FP3-ENV 1C - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of the environment, 1990-1994 Temat(-y) 0403 - Desertification in the Mediterranean area Zaproszenie do składania wniosków Data not available System finansowania CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Koordynator Università degli Studi di Molise Wkład UE Brak danych Adres 72,Via Lazio 86100 Campobasso Włochy Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych Uczestnicy (6) Sortuj alfabetycznie Sortuj według wkładu UE Rozwiń wszystko Zwiń wszystko Ge. Pro. Ter. Soc. Coop. A.R.L. Włochy Wkład UE Brak danych Adres Alessandro Longo 11 80131 Napoli Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA Portugalia Wkład UE Brak danych Adres Tapada da Ajuda LISBOA Zobacz na mapie Linki Strona internetowa Opens in new window Koszt całkowity Brak danych NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS Grecja Wkład UE Brak danych Adres Panepistimiopolis 15784 ATHENS Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI SALERNO Włochy Wkład UE Brak danych Adres Via S. Allende 84081 BARONISSI Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH Zjednoczone Królestwo Wkład UE Brak danych Adres Darwin Building, King's Building, Mayfield Road EH9 3JG Edinburgh Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych Università degli Studi di Pisa Włochy Wkład UE Brak danych Adres Via del Borghetto 80 56124 Pisa Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych
