European Project on Ocean Acidification

Project Information

EPOCA

Grant agreement ID: 211384

Project closed

Start date 1 May 2008

End date 30 April 2012

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change)

Total cost € 9 766 950,65

EU contribution € 6 548 995,00

Coordinated by

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS
France

Objective

"The overall goal of the European Project on Ocean Acidification (EPOCA) is to fill the numerous
gaps in our understanding of the effects and implications of ocean acidification.
EPOCA aims to document the changes in ocean chemistry and biogeography across space and time.
Paleo-reconstruction methods will be used on several archives, including foraminifera and deep-sea
corals, to determine past variability in ocean chemistry and to tie these to present-day chemical and
biological observations.
EPOCA will determine the sensitivity of marine organisms, communities and ecosystems to ocean
acidification. Molecular to biochemical, physiological and ecological approaches will be combined
with laboratory and field-based perturbation experiments to quantify biological responses to ocean
acidification, assess the potential for adaptation, and determine the consequences for biogeochemical
cycling. Laboratory experiments will focus on key organisms selected on the basis of their ecological,
biogeochemical or socio-economic importance. Field studies will be carried out in systems deemed
most sensitive to ocean acidification.
Results on the chemical, biological and biogeochemical impacts of ocean acidification will be integrated
in biogeochemical, sediment and coupled ocean-climate models to better understand and predict
the responses of the Earth system to ocean acidification. Special special attention will be paid to the
potential feedbacks of the physiological changes in the carbon, nitrogen, sulfur and iron cycles.
EPOCA will assess uncertainties, risks and thresholds (""tipping points"") related to ocean acidification
at scales ranging from sub-cellular, to ecosystem and from local to global. It will also assess pathways
of CO2 emissions required to avoid these thresholds and describe the state change and the subsequent
risk to the marine environment and Earth system should these emissions be exceeded."

Fields of science

• natural sciences › biological sciences › ecology › ecosystems
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › physical geography
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › geochemistry › biogeochemistry
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › oceanography › ocean chemistry

Keywords

• biogeochemical cycles
• carbon cycle
• carbon dioxide
• climate
• food chain
• ocean acidification
• tipping points

Programme(s)

• FP7-ENVIRONMENT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change)

Topic(s)

• ENV.2007.1.1.3.1. - Ocean acidification and its consequences

Call for proposal

FP7-ENV-2007-1
See other projects for this call

Funding Scheme

CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project

Coordinator

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS

Administrative Contact

Hélène Faradji (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 1 331 073,00
• Address: RUE MICHEL ANGE 3 ; 75794 Paris ; France
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

Participants (27)

UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN

Norway

Administrative Contact

Inger Gjesdahl (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 407 799,00
• Address: MUSEPLASSEN 1 ; 5020 Bergen
• Region: Norge › Vestlandet › Vestland
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM FUR OZEANFORSCHUNG KIEL (GEOMAR)

Germany

Administrative Contact

Jens-Uwe Moelck (Mr.)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: WISCHHOFSTRASSE 1-3 ; 24148 Kiel
• Region: Schleswig-Holstein › Schleswig-Holstein › Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL

United Kingdom

Administrative Contact

First Name(S) Denise Martin (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 156 059,00
• Address: Polaris House, North Star Avenue ; SN2 1EU SWINDON WILTSHIRE
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

ALFRED-WEGENER-INSTITUT HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM FUR POLAR- UND MEERESFORSCHUNG

Germany

Administrative Contact

Catherine Audebert (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 539 051,00
• Address: AM HANDELSHAFEN 12 ; 27570 Bremerhaven
• Region: Bremen › Bremen › Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

United Kingdom

Administrative Contact

Dawn Barker (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 250 810,00
• Address: TRINITY LANE THE OLD SCHOOLS ; CB2 1TN Cambridge
• Region: East of England › East Anglia › Cambridgeshire CC
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES

France

Administrative Contact

Muriel Boyer (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 524 790,00
• Address: RUE LEBLANC 25 ; 75015 PARIS 15
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY LIMITED

United Kingdom

Administrative Contact

David Loynes (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 613 503,29
• Address: PROSPECT PLACE WEST HOE ; PL1 3DH Plymouth
• Region: South West (England) › Devon › Plymouth
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

THE SCOTTISH ASSOCIATION FOR MARINESCIENCE LBG

United Kingdom

Administrative Contact

Elaine Walton (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 120 759,00
• Address: SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE ; PA37 1QA Dunbeg Oban
• Region: Scotland › Highlands and Islands › Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV

Germany

Administrative Contact

Claudia Piltz (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 116 116,00
• Address: HOFGARTENSTRASSE 8 ; 80539 Munchen
• Region: Bayern › Oberbayern › München, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

United Kingdom

Administrative Contact

Nola Venton (Prof.)

• EU contribution: € 120 760,00
• Address: CITADEL HILL THE LABORATORY ; PL1 2PB Plymouth
• Region: South West (England) › Devon › Plymouth
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

GOETEBORGS UNIVERSITET

Sweden

Administrative Contact

Margareta Ahlqwist (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 119 830,00
• Address: VASAPARKEN ; 405 30 Goeteborg
• Region: Södra Sverige › Västsverige › Västra Götalands län
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

STICHTING KONINKLIJK NEDERLANDS INSTITUUT VOOR ZEEONDERZOEK (NIOZ)

Netherlands

Administrative Contact

Maarten A. Van Arkel (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 148 628,00
• Address: Landsdiep 4 ; 1797 SZ DEN HOORN TEXEL
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT

Netherlands

Administrative Contact

Philippe Van Cappellen (Prof.)

• EU contribution: € 120 751,00
• Address: HEIDELBERGLAAN 8 ; 3584 CS Utrecht
• Region: West-Nederland › Utrecht › Utrecht
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

KONINKLIJKE NEDERLANDSE AKADEMIE VAN WETENSCHAPPEN - KNAW

Netherlands

Administrative Contact

Erwin A. Van De Ridder (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 171 851,00
• Address: KLOVENIERSBURGWAL 29 HET TRIPPENHUIS ; 1011 JV AMSTERDAM
• Region: West-Nederland › Noord-Holland › Groot-Amsterdam
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

SIR ALISTER HARDY FOUNDATION FOR OCEAN SCIENCE

United Kingdom

Administrative Contact

Horne Trevor (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 62 238,00
• Address: THE LABORATORY CITADEL HILL THE HOE PLYMOUTH ; PL1 2PB PLYMOUTH
• Region: South West (England) › Devon › Plymouth
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM HEREON GMBH

Germany

Administrative Contact

Sabine Röskam (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 133 765,00
• Address: MAX PLANCK STRASSE 1 ; 21502 Geesthacht
• Region: Schleswig-Holstein › Schleswig-Holstein › Herzogtum Lauenburg
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITAET BERN

Switzerland

Administrative Contact

Fortunat Joos (Prof.)

• EU contribution: € 185 780,00
• Address: HOCHSCHULSTRASSE 6 ; 3012 Bern
• Region: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera › Espace Mittelland › Bern / Berne
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES

Belgium

Administrative Contact

Lei Chou (Prof.)

• EU contribution: € 92 893,00
• Address: AVENUE FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT 50 ; 1050 Bruxelles / Brussel
• Region: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

PHILIPPE SAUGIER INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS

France

Administrative Contact

Philippe Saugier (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 27 868,00
• Address: Le Foulon ; 05400 VEYNES
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

VERENIGING VOOR CHRISTELIJK HOGER ONDERWIJS WETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK EN PATIENTENZORG

Netherlands

Administrative Contact

Rob Neutelings (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 120 706,00
• Address: De Boelelaan 1105 ; 1081 HV Amsterdam
• Region: West-Nederland › Noord-Holland › Groot-Amsterdam
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH

Switzerland

Administrative Contact

Nicolas Gruber (Prof.)

• EU contribution: € 120 760,00
• Address: Raemistrasse 101 ; 8092 Zuerich
• Region: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera › Zürich › Zürich
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

HAFRANNSOKNASTOFNUNIN

Iceland

Administrative Contact

Vignir Thoroddsen (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 97 537,00
• Address: Skulagata 4 ; 121 REYKJAVIK
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON

United Kingdom

Administrative Contact

Lorna Leverett (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 157 915,00
• Address: Highfield ; SO17 1BJ Southampton
• Region: South East (England) › Hampshire and Isle of Wight › Southampton
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH

United Kingdom

Administrative Contact

Penny Gardiner (Dr.)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: DRAKE CIRCUS ; PL4 8AA Plymouth
• Region: South West (England) › Devon › Plymouth
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION

France

Administrative Contact

Ksenia Yvinec (Ms.)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: PLACE DE FONTENOY 7 ; 75007 Paris
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL

United Kingdom

Administrative Contact

Mike Hobbs (Mr.)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: BEACON HOUSE QUEENS ROAD ; BS8 1QU Bristol
• Region: South West (England) › Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area › Bristol, City of
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUER MEERESWISSENSCHAFTEN AN DER UNIVERSITAET KIEL

Participation ended

Germany

Administrative Contact

Jens-Uwe Moelck (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 807 752,71
• Address: Wischhofstrasse 1-3 ; 24148 KIEL
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data