Mediterranean red coral management and conservation

Informazioni relative al progetto

CORGARD

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 221072

Progetto chiuso

Data di avvio 1 Settembre 2009

Data di completamento 31 Agosto 2011

Finanziato da

• Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Costo totale € 150 802,06

Contributo UE € 150 802,06

Coordinato da

AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
Spain

Obiettivo

One of the most characteristic Mediterranean species, Red Coral (Corallium rubrum, L. 1758), is intensively harvested by professional divers, supporting a specialized jewellery industry with a long tradition. However, all of its commercial stocks are overexploited now, and its populations consist of extremely young colonies (Santangelo & Abbiatti 2001; Tsounis et al. 2007). Recent data show that poaching of immature colonies has increased dramatically (Linares et al. 2003) and that the survival of several populations is threatened by a combination of disturbances (Tsounis et al. 2007). This finally lead to the inclusion of red coral in the CITES Red List of Endangered Species in June 2007.This project is aimed at studying how the factors population structure, colony size, food availability, and level of inter-/intraspecific competition affect the mortality and growth of transplanted red coral. This will be the key to predict the outcome of future transplantation and thus provide methods for the restoration of devastated red coral populations. Even though data regarding these aspects of the ecology and restoration of Mediterranean corals are urgently necessary, there are none available. Finally, the socioeconomic impact of the decline of this species and the cost / value ratio of restoration will be studied.

Campo scientifico (EuroSciVoc)

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• scienze sociali › sociologia › demografia › mortalità
• scienze naturali › scienze biologiche › ecologia
• scienze mediche e della salute › medicina clinica › trapianto

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Parole chiave

• Coastal zone ecosystems and management
• Marine ecosystems (Environment
• fisheries and aquaculture interactions)

Programma(i)

• FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Argomento(i)

• PEOPLE-2007-2-1.IEF - Marie Curie Action: "Intra-European Fellowships for Career Development"

Invito a presentare proposte

FP7-PEOPLE-2007-2-1-IEF
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Meccanismo di finanziamento

MC-IEF - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)

Coordinatore

AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

• Contributo UE: € 150 802,06
• Indirizzo: CALLE SERRANO 117 ; 28006 Madrid ; Spagna
• Regione: Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Tipo di attività: Research Organisations
• Costo totale: Nessun dato