From river catchement areas to the sea : a comparative and integrated approach to the ecology of mediterranean coastal zones for sustainable management

Objetivo

Target systems are sand beaches and their ecosystems. The research will extend to adjacent systems influencing and/or being influenced by the defined system, contributing to coastal equilibrium. The project aims at: definition of guidelines and ecological criteria for preservation of environmental quality through the identification of functional links between elements of coastal ecosystems and influencing zones in the Mediterranean; development of early warning indicators of degradation and long-term indicators of sustainability of coastal ecosystems; preparation of a manual regarding the application of ecological indicators of coastal quality, to be used by environmental managers and decision-makers . A transdisciplinary characterisation will be conducted at chosen sites, which share common problems of the Region, and the analysis of the property of different ecological indicators, from landscape to species and genetic levels, will be made.

Programa(s)

• FP5-INCO 2 - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Confirming the international role of Community research,1998-2002"

Régimen de financiación

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinador

UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE

Dirección

Via Romana 17/19
50125 Firenze
Italia

Participantes (12)

AGENCE DE PROTECTION ET D'AMENAGEMENT DU LITTORAL

Túnez

Dirección

Rue Mohamed Rachid Ridha - 2
1002 Tunis

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE ARAB REGION AND EUROPE

Egipto

Dirección

El-hegaz St. 2, Cedare Bldg.
Cairo

ERBORISTERIA BENCIVENNI

Italia

Dirección

Interno Mercato San Lorenzo N.241
50123 Firenze

INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH

Portugal

Dirección

C/o Universidade De Coimbra - Departaments Of Zool
3000 Coimbra

THE UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

Dinamarca

Dirección

Universitetsparken 2
2100 Koepenhagen

UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA

España

Dirección

645,Avinguda Diagonal 645
08028 Barcelona

UNIVERSITE MOHAMMED V

Marruecos

Dirección

Avenue Ibn Battota
10106 Rabat / Agdal

UNIVERSITE TUNIS II EL MANAR

Túnez

Dirección

Campus Universitaire
2092 El Manar

UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE

España

Dirección

Carretera De San Vicente S/n
03080 Alicante

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

United Kingdom

Dirección

Edgbaston
B15 2TT Birmingham

UNIVERSITY OF MALTA

Malta

Dirección

St. Paul Street Old University Building
VLT 07 Valletta

UNIVERSITY OF ROME "LA SAPIENZA"

Italia

Dirección

Via Borelli 50
00161 Roma