Cel The project is aimed to the better understanding of the dynamics and degradation processes of Mediterranean ecosystems, based on the premise that the prevention and reversal of desertification depends on the processes which determine vegetation structure as it is the plant cover which protects the soil from erosion and determines ecosystem function.The project will provide a completed version of a model of vegetation dynamics at a range of different spatial and temporal scales. A modular modelling approach has been used to scale up from a dynamic, time-dependent simulation of plant species behaviour to the level of the landscape thus bridging the gap between species-level and GIS-orientated models. To this aim, the ecophysiological behaviour of several dominant species of Mediterranean vegetation is under characterisation to parameterise an Individual Based Plant Community Level Model. Another version of the model will be based on a Transition Matrix approach with reference to major vegetation types. A simplified version of the simulation model will be associated with a multimedia hypertext for educational applications. This will provide information on a selected number of reference study cases of changing land use scenarios in different Mediterranean countries. Dziedzina nauki natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems Program(-y) FP4-ENV 2C - Specific programme of research and technological development in the field of environment and climate, 1994-1998 Temat(-y) 01010403 - Land resources and the threat of desertification and soil erosion in Europe 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 (4) Sortuj alfabetycznie Sortuj według wkładu UE Rozwiń wszystko Zwiń wszystko INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA Portugalia Wkład UE Brak danych Adres Tapada da Ajuda 1349-017 LISBOA Zobacz na mapie 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 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
