Southern European Seas: Assessing and modelling ecosystem changes

Project Information

SESAME

Grant agreement ID: 36949

Project closed

Start date 1 November 2006

End date 30 April 2011

Funded under

• Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Total cost € 14 794 318,00

EU contribution € 9 999 121,00

Coordinated by

HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE RESEARCH
Greece

Objective

The general scientific objectives of SESAME are to assess and predict changes in the Mediterranean and Black Sea ecosystems as well as changes in the ability of these ecosystems to provide goods and services. The Mediterranean and Black Sea will be approached as a coupled climatic/ecosystem entity, with links and feedbacks to the world ocean. The assessment of ecosystem changes will be based on the identification of the major regime shifts in ecosystems that occurred during the last 50 years. Mathematical models, validated and upgraded using existing and new observations, will be used to predict ecosystem responses to changes in climate and anthropogenic forcing during the next five decades.

The new data will be gathered during multidisciplinary; multi-ship oceanographic cruises in the Mediterranean and Black Sea. These will provide an overall picture of the Mediterranean and Black Sea that does not yet exist as well as essential data sets for model validation. SESAME will also study the effect of the ecosystem variability on key goods and services with high societal importance like tourism, fisheries, ecosystem stability though conservation of biodiversity and mitigation of climate change through carbon sequestration in water and sediments.

The innovative character of SESAME is reflected in the close merging of economic and natural sciences to study the changes in the western and eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea within the period from 50 years in the past to 50 years in the future. SESAME will create a platform for disseminating the research results to all levels of society. It will stimulate and strengthen international cooperation in the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions through the participation of research organisations from Member States, Associated States, Associated Candidate countries, non-EU Mediterranean and NIS countries as well as international organisations.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › biological sciences › marine biology
• natural sciences › biological sciences › ecology › ecosystems
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › atmospheric sciences › climatology › climatic changes
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › oceanography › ocean chemistry
• natural sciences › mathematics › applied mathematics › mathematical model

Keywords

• Black Sea
• Mediterranean #Amp
• Mediterranean & Black Sea
• Socio-economic research
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Programme(s)

• FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• SUSTDEV-2005-3.III.1.2 - Assess and forecast changes in the Mediterranean and Black seas ecosystems and their ability to provide services

Call for proposal

FP6-2005-GLOBAL-4
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Funding Scheme

IP - Integrated Project

Coordinator

HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE RESEARCH

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 47th km Athens - Sounio Av., Mavro Lithari ; ANAVISSOS ATTIKI ; Greece
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Participants (47)

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 3, rue Michel-Ange ; PARIS
• Total cost: No data

P.P.SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY - RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Russia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Nakhimovsky Ave. 36 ; MOSCOW
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ORTA DOGU TEKNIK UNIVERSITESI

Türkiye

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Inonu Bulvari ; ANKARA
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UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE

Belgium

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Place du 20 aout 7 ; LIEGE
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CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

Spain

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• Address: Calle Serrano 117 ; MADRID
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CONSORZIO NAZIONALE INTERUNIVERSITARIO PER LE SCIENZE DEL MARE

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: via Isonzo 32 ; ROMA
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PANEPISTIMIO AIGAIOU

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Administration Building, University Hill ; MYTILENE
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INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY - BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Bulgaria

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Parvi Maj Street, 40 ; VARNA
• Total cost: No data

ISRAEL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH LIMITED

Israel

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Tel-Shikmona ; HAIFA
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ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS RESEARCH CENTER

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Kefallinias 46 ; ATHENS
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BOGAZICI UNIVERSITESI

Türkiye

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rectorate Bebek ; ISTANBUL
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NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Lebanon

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• Address: Sports City Boulevard, Bir Hassan ; 11-8281 BEIRUT
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CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Piazzale Aldo Moro,7 ; ROMA
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SOFIISKI UNIVERSITET "SVETI KLIMENT OHRIDSKI"

Bulgaria

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• Address: Tzar Osvoboditel Boulevard 15 ; SOFIA
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AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, L' ENERGIA E LO SVILUPPO ECONOMICO SOSTENIBILE

Italy

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• Address: Lungotevere Grande Ammiraglio Thaon di Revel 76 ; ROMA
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FONDAZIONE ENI ENRICO MATTEI

Italy

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• Address: Corso Magenta 63 ; MILANO
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INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU GEOLOGIE SI GEOECOLOGIE MARINA

Romania

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Dimitrie Onciu Street 23-25 Sector 2 ; BUCURESTI
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INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE RECHERCHE POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER

France

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• Address: 155 rue Jean Jacques Rousseau ; ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX
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A.O. KOVALEVSKIY INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY OF SOUTHERN SEAS - UKRANIAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Ukraine

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Prospekt Nakhimova 2 ; SEVASTOPOL
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INSTITUT ZA OCEANOGRAFIJU I RIBARSTVO

Croatia

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• Address: Setaliste Ivana Mestrovica 63 ; SPLIT
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ISTITUTO SUPERIORE PER LA PROTEZIONE E LA RICERCA AMBIENTALE

Italy

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• Address: Via Vitaliano Brancati, 48 ; ROMA
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ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE

Italy

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• Address: Borgo Grotta Gigante 42/C ; SGONICO-TRIESTE
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FONDAZIONE IMC CENTRO MARINO INTERNAZIONALE ONLUS

Italy

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• Address: Localita Sa Mardini, Torregrande ; ORISTANO
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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES - DIRECTORATE GENERAL JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE

Belgium

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• Address: Rue de la Loi 200 ; BRUSSELS
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INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER

Tunisia

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• Address: Rue du 2 Mars 1934, 28 ; SALAMMBO
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MARINE HYDROPHYSICAL INSTITUTE - UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE

Ukraine

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Kapitanskaya Street 2 ; SEVASTOPOL
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INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE - DEZVOLTARE MARINA "GRIGORE ANTIPA"

Romania

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Mamaia Boulevard 300 ; CONSTANTA
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NACIONALNI INSTITUT ZA BIOLOGIJO

Slovenia

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• Address: Vecna pot 111 ; LJUBLJANA
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ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via di Vigna Murata 605 ; ROMA
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THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES

Egypt

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• Address: 101 Kasr El-Ainy Street Tahir Sq. ; CAIRO
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PANEPISTIMIO KYPROU

Cyprus

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Kallipoleos Avenue 75 ; 20537 NICOSIA
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INSTITUTION OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES THE SOUTHERN SCIENTIFIC CENTRE RAS

Russia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Chekhova 41 ; ROSTOV-ON-DON
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STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN

Italy

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• Address: Villa Comunale ; NAPOLI
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IVANE JAVAKHISHVILI TBILISI STATE UNIVERSITY

Georgia

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• Address: J. Chavchavadze Avenue 1 ; TBILISI
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UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA

Spain

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• Address: Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 585 ; BARCELONA
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UNIVERSIDAD DE HUELVA

Spain

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• Address: Dr. Cantero Cuadrado 6 ; HUELVA
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UNIVERSITAET BREMEN

Germany

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• Address: Bibliothekstrasse 1 ; BREMEN
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UNIVERSITY OF CRETE

Greece

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• Address: Leof. Knossou ; HERAKLION, CRETE
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UNIVERSITA TA MALTA

Malta

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• Address: University Campus, Tal-Qroqq ; MSIDA
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UNIVERSITA POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE

Italy

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• Address: Piazza Roma 22 ; ANCONA
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UNIVERSITE DU LITTORAL COTE D'OPALE

France

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• Address: 1, Place de l'Yser ; DUNKERQUE
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CARL VON OSSIETZKY UNIVERSITAET OLDENBURG.

Germany

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• Address: Ammerlander Heerstrasse 114-118 ; OLDENBURG
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UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH

United Kingdom

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• Address: Drake Circus ; PLYMOUTH, DEVON
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CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Cyprus

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• Address: Akademias, 21, Aglantizia ; NICOSIA
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CLU SRL

Italy

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• Address: Via Togliatti 17/c ; CASTELFRANCO EMILIA
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SOPAB BREST SA

France

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• Address: 3 rue Dupleix ; BREST
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INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS OF NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF UKRAINE

Ukraine

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• Address: Universiteskaya str. 77 ; DONETSK
• Total cost: No data