Objective Groundwater is the main drinking water reservoir on earth, but also a major ecosystem in terms of biological diversity. Maintaining groundwater quality and conserving its biodiversity are converging goals because their level of biodiversity attests the healthy functioning of these systems. The PASCALIS project aims at exploring groundwater biodiversity in this perspective. Today knowledge of groundwater biota distributions will be organized in a large database and visualized on maps. Biodiversity will be surveyed at selected sites followingstratifed sampling and standardised protocols. Main groundwater habitats and most taxonomic groups will be considered. Indicators of biodiversity will be identified, validated and combined into an operational tool. Integrating these results in a larger socio-economic context, a dedicated website will be created and an Action Plan for Groundwater Biodiversity Conservation will be proposed. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processesdrinking water treatment processesnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabasesnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiodiversity conservationnatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems Programme(s) FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.1.4.-2. - Key action Global Change, Climate and Biodiversity Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator UNIVERSITE CLAUDE BERNARD LYON 1 EU contribution No data Address Boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918, 43 69622 VILLEURBANNE France See on map Total cost No data Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE France EU contribution No data Address Boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918, 43 69622 VILLEURBANNE See on map Total cost No data CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE France EU contribution No data Address Avenue Colonel Roche 13 31405 TOULOUSE See on map Total cost No data CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Spain EU contribution No data Address José Gutiérrez Abascal 2 28006 MADRID See on map Total cost No data ECOCART SARL France EU contribution No data Address Impasse Couzinet 6 31500 TOULOUSE See on map Total cost No data NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY Slovenia EU contribution No data Address 111,Vecna Pot 111 1001 LJUBLJANA See on map Total cost No data ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURAL SCIENCES Belgium EU contribution No data Address Rue Vautier 29 1000 BRUXELLES See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA Slovenia EU contribution No data Address Kongresni trg 12 LJUBLJANA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITE PAUL SABATIER DE TOULOUSE III France EU contribution No data Address Avenue du Colonel Roche 13 31062 TOULOUSE See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI - L'AQUILA Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Vetoio, Localita Coppito 67100 L'AQUILA See on map Total cost No data
