Proiecte
MARBEFES PREMIERE:
| Responsabil: | Dr. Mihaela Mureșan, CSII |
| Coordonator: | GeoEcoMar |
| Beneficiar: | GeoEcoMar |
| Finanțator: | UEFISCDI |
| Schema de finanțare: | Planul Național de Cercetare-Dezvoltare și Inovare 2022– 2027 |
| Durata: | 18 months |
| Data începerii: | 12.01.2024 |
| Data finalizării: | 30.06.2025 |
MARBEFES PREMIERE:
The project aimed to assess the impact of stressors on the ecosystem and the regulating, supporting, and provisioning ecosystem services of the Romanian shelf waters of the Black Sea, which are influenced by the Danube and other anthropogenic sources. It contributed to understanding how these effects may impact environmental quality and biota.
The project was carried out in two stages:
Stage 1: Assessing the effects of stressors on the ecological status and ecosystem services of the Black Sea;
Stage 2: Determining the cumulative effects of pollutants and abiotic factors on species and ecosystem services.
The project aims to assess the impact of stressors upon the marine ecosystem, and especially the cumulative effect of climate warming and contaminants on the species and ecosystem services, such as regulation, support and production of Black Sea habitats under the Danube influence. The project aims to respond to the current challenges, which require evaluation of effects of pollutants and global warming upon the Black Sea and the human health.
Estimated results:
- Assessment of contamination, bioaccumulation and bioconcentration of pollutants in biota, water and sediments associated with different habitats of the Black Sea;
- Determination of effects of pollutants on the habitats and ecosystem services of the Black Sea;
- Increasing the capacity of understanding of effects of pollutants on the biota of the Black Sea, by training and collaboration with other institutes/labs.:
- Determination of several types of pollutants in the environment and biota, simulation of the food web and estimation of input, transfer and degradation; contaminants in the environment and some representative species of the Black Sea biota.