Objective
Marine life makes a substantial contribution to the economy and society of Europe. VECTORS will elucidate the drivers, pressures and vectors that cause change in marine life, the mechanisms by which they do so, the impacts that they have on ecosystem structures and functioning, and on the economics of associated marine sectors and society. VECTORS will particularly focus on causes and consequences of invasive alien species, outbreak forming species, and changes in fish distribution and productivity. New and existing knowledge and insight will be synthesised and integrated to project changes in marine life, ecosystems and economies under future scenarios for adaptation and mitigation in the light of new technologies, fishing strategies and policy needs. VECTORS will evaluate current forms and mechanisms of marine governance in relation to the vectors of change. Based on its findings, VECTORS will provide solutions and tools for relevant stakeholders and policymakers, to be available for use during the lifetime of the project.
The project will address a complex array of interests comprising areas of concern for marine life, biodiversity, sectoral interests, regional seas, and academic disciplines as well as the interests of stakeholders. VECTORS will ensure that the links and interactions between all these areas of interest are explored, explained, modelled and communicated effectively to the relevant stakeholders. The VECTORS consortium is extremely experienced and genuinely multidisciplinary. It includes a mixture of natural scientists with knowledge of socio-economic aspects, and social scientists (environmental economists, policy and governance analysts and environmental law specialists) with interests in natural system functioning. VECTORS is therefore fully equipped to deliver the integrated interdisciplinary research required to achieve its objectives with maximal impact in the arenas of science, policy, management and society.
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Call for proposal
FP7-OCEAN-2010
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Funding Scheme
CP-IP - Large-scale integrating projectCoordinator
PL1 3DH Plymouth
United Kingdom
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Participants (39)
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18119 ROSTOCK
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KY16 9AJ St Andrews
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08225 Terrassa
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00196 Roma
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38116 Braunschweig
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4 Dublin
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6708 PB Wageningen
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51005 Tartu
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6708 PB Wageningen
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2629 HV Delft
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SW1P 3JR LONDON
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HU6 7RX Hull
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00185 Roma
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31080 Haifa
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29280 Plouzane
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9220 Aalborg
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56126 Pisa
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28006 Madrid
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20123 Milano
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20148 HAMBURG
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2800 Kongens Lyngby
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22763 HAMBURG
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29238 BREST
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LL57 2DG Bangor
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LT-92294 KLAIPEDA
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19013 Attikia Anavissos
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81 712 Sopot
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1011 JV AMSTERDAM
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PL1 2PB PLYMOUTH
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27100 Pavia
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35042 RENNES
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76821 Mont Saint Aignan Cedex
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1000 Brussels
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1000 Ljubljana
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34010 Sgonico-Trieste
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18119 Rostock
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8000 Aarhus C
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98000 Monaco
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1797 SZ DEN HOORN TEXEL
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