VECTOR – VulnErability of the Italian coastal area and marine Ecosystems to Climatic changes and Their rOle in the Mediterranean caRbon cycles
Hintergrund und Ziele
The VECTOR project investigates the most important climate effects for the Mediterranean marine environment and their role in the global carbon cycle. Possible future scenarios for the Italian coast are also being developed.
The project studies nine different areas:
- Effects of climate fluctuations on the dynamics of wind waves;
- Vulnerability of estuary regions and lagoons to climate changes;
- Effects of changes in sea levels for coastal regions;
- Climate fluctuations, species diversity and coastal ecosystems;
- Sensitivity of the Venetian Lagoon to climate change and climate fluctuations: a case study;
- The role of the Northern Adriatic continental plate in the carbon cycle;
- The role of the living resources of the Mediterranean continental plate in the carbon cycle;
- The role of the Mediterranean pelagic zone in the carbon cycle;
- Test region for the carbon cycle in the Southern Ocean.
The objective of the project is to study Mediterranean ecosystems in terms of:
- their role as carbon sinks and sources,
- their sensitivity to global changes,
- the carbon cycle for the next 200 years, and
- to provide data on CO2 sequestration by Italian seas for international negotiations.
Laufzeit
bisUntersuchungsregion/-raum
Land
- Italien
Schritte im Prozess zur Anpassung an den Klimawandel
Schritt 1: Klimawandel verstehen und beschreiben
Ansatz und Ergebnisse
The project consortium is developing scenarios for climate effects for the Italian coast, in order to study changes to the extent of coastal areas, the morphology of the surf zone and the shore area, the coastal length and aerosol transfer from the sea to the coastal region and associated effects for populated areas and freshwater incidence.
High-resolution numerical models are used for the hydrodynamics and biogeochemical carbon cycle in the northern Adriatic Sea, including CARADRI, ESIM, INGV model, MITgcm model, and OPATM-BFM model.
Parameter (Klimasignale)
- Veränderte Niederschlagsmuster
- Höhere mittlere Temperaturen
Weitere Parameter
light exposure, humidity, wind speed
Schritt 2a: Risiken erkennen und bewerten (Klimafolgen/-wirkungen)
Analyseansatz
Considered are species diversity, tourism, agriculture, fishing and livestock management, as well as the carbon cycle.
Wer war oder ist beteiligt?
Förderung / Finanzierung
Ministry of Education, University and Research Ministry of Economy and Finance Ministry of the Environment and Protection of Natural Resources Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry With Integrated Special Fund for Research (FISR)
Projektleitung
Milano-Biccocca University, Co.N.I.S.Ma.
Beteiligte/Partner
National Interuniversity Consortium for Marine Sciences - CoNISMa;
National Italian Agency for New Technologies, Energy and the Environment - ENEA;
Institute for coastal marine environment - IAMC;
CNR Central Institute for Scientific and Technological Applied Marine Research - ICRAM;
Institute of Environmental Process Dynamics - IDPA;
CNR Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change - CMCC;
Institute of Marine Sciences - ISMAR;
CNR National Institute of Oceanography and Geophysics - OGS;
Stazione Zoologica A. Dohrn (Neapel) - SZN;
Ansprechpartner
Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare(CoNISMa)
Via Isonzo 32
00198 Rom
Italy
