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Tropical Signals Program CLIM-RUN

http://www.ciesm.org/marine/programs/ http://www.climrun.eu/
tropicalization.htm
EU FP7 Project (2011-2014) that aims at developing a
Basin-scale, long-term monitoring programme to detect protocol for applying new methodologies and improved
the expansion or retreat of key species (exotic tropical modeling and downscaling tools for the provision of ad-
species, native warm-water species and native cold- equate climate information at regional to local scale that
water species) in response to climate change. is relevant to and usable by different sectors of society
(policymakers, industry, cities, etc.) in key economic
MEDSEA sectors: energy and tourism.

CLAMER
http://medsea-project.eu/
EU FP7 project to study the impact of ocean acidifi- http://www.clamer.eu/about-clamer
cation in the Mediterranean (2011-2014). The project
focus on a selected set of key ecosystems and socio- EU FP7 Project to raise the awareness of European
economic variables that are likely to be affected by both citizens and society at large to the effects of climate
acidification and warming, to provide best estimates change on the marine environment and its socio-eco-
and related uncertainties of future changes in Mediter- nomic consequences.
ranean Sea pH, CaCO saturation states, and other bi-
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ogeochemical-ecosystem variables as well as to asses ClimCares
the changes in habitat suitability of relevant ecological
and economically-important species. http://climcares.medrecover.org
Climaparks Regional project (2011-2013) focus to assess the poten-
tial impacts of climate change on coastal benthic eco-
http://www.climaparks.eu systems in the Northern Western Mediterranean basin
through the acquisition of realistic warming scenarios of
Regional project for monitoring and study the effects the coastal areas at regional scale combined with the
of climate change at nine parks (terrestrial and marine) biological responses to thermal stress. The main output
from Slovenia and Italy. It aims at research and raising of the project is to assess the risk of mass mortality
public awareness of climate change, conservation of events in the NW Mediterranean basin.
biodiversity, and sustainable attitude towards the envi-
ronment in these protected areas.

Water sampling carousel equipped with a CTD (Conductivity-temperature-depth) profiler used
for sampling at different depths and equipped with temperature and salinity sensors.

Photo: M. Vargas, IEO.

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