Descrizione del progetto
Comprendere gli effetti delle ondate di calore marine sugli ecosistemi del Mediterraneo occidentale
Il riscaldamento marino verificatosi negli ultimi 50 anni non è stato omogeneo e alcune aree, come quelle del Mar Mediterraneo, lo stanno subendo in modo più rapido rispetto al 90% del resto dell’oceano. In sovrapposizione al riscaldamento a lungo termine, si verificano inoltre episodi estremi di insolito riscaldamento oceanico, noti come ondate di calore marine, che generano un profondo impatto sugli ecosistemi del mare. Il progetto SEAFIRE, finanziato dal programma di azioni Marie Skłodowska-Curie, mira a studiare gli effetti delle ondate di calore marine sul Mediterraneo occidentale e a proporre strategie di adattamento ai loro impatti, proponendo la loro caratterizzazione e il miglioramento della comprensione in merito alle risposte fornite dagli ecosistemi marini. SEAFIRE si avvarrà di tecnologie avanzate, tra cui modelli fisici e biogeochimici ad alte prestazioni, osservazioni in situ, dati sulla pesca, modellizzazione degli ecosistemi e una nuova piattaforma nota come Digital Twin Ocean.
Obiettivo
"The ocean has stored at least 89% of the excess heat due to human-induced greenhouse gas emissions, making climate change irreversible. Ocean warming trends over the past 50 years have not been homogenous, and some regions known as Marine Hotspots have experienced warming at a rate faster than 90% of the rest of the oceans. Superimposed on these long-term trends, devastating Marine Heat Waves (MHWs) are defined as episodes of anomalous warming in the ocean that can last from a few days to months. These extreme events have drawn scientific and public attention recently due to their dramatic consequences on marine ecosystems and their associated strong socio-economic impacts. Understanding how marine ecosystems respond to climate change, and in particular to MHWs, has been recognized as a major societal challenge, and there is an evident need for a wide range of tools such as management and conservation plans to cope with the disruptive MHWs in order to prevent species depletion and ensure seafood provisioning. Within this context, SEAFIRE aims at (i) providing relevant information about the impact of MHWs by characterising them, (ii) improving our understanding of the marine ecosystem’s responses to these extreme events, (iii) proposing mitigation actions and testing their potential effectiveness on the Western Mediterranean Sea. Achieving these goals requires a multidisciplinary approach coupling physics with the ecosystem’s functioning and vulnerability. The project combines the expertise acquired by the fellow in physical processes related to MHWs with the expertise provided by the supervisor in marine ecosystem functioning and modelling. Specifically, the project will merge cutting-edge technologies from different disciplines such as high-performing physical and biogeochemical models, in-situ observations, fishing data, ecosystem modelling and a new ""Digital Twin Ocean"" platform."
Campo scientifico
Parole chiave
Programma(i)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Meccanismo di finanziamento
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European FellowshipsCoordinatore
28006 Madrid
Spagna