MEECE is a scientific research project which aims to use a combination of data synthesis, numerical simulation and targeted experimentation to further our knowledge of how marine ecosystems will respond to combinations of multiple climate change and anthropogenic drivers. With an emphasis on the European Marine Strategy (EMS), MEECE will improve the decision support tools to provide a structured link between management questions and the knowledge base that can help to address those questions. A strong knowledge transfer element will provide an effective means of communication between end-users and scientists.
Coordinator
PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY (UK)
Other participants
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM-UNIVERSITA’ DI BOLOGNA
- Centro Interdipartimentale di ricerca per le Scienze Ambientali CIRSA
- Resp. scientifico: Dott. Marco Zavatarelli
UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN (Norway)
UNIVERSITAET HAMBURG (Germany)
FUNDACION AZTI/AZTI FUNDAZIOA (Spain)
WAGENINGEN IMARES (Netherlands)
THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (UK)
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL (UK)
INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT (France)
DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET (Denmark)
HAVFORSKNINGSINSTITUTTET (Norway)
MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (Turkey)
HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE RESEARCH (Greece)
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE-CNRS (France)
SIR ALISTER HARDY FOUNDATION FOR OCEAN SCIENCE (UK)
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DEL PIEMONTE ORIENTALE AMEDEO AVOGADRO (Italy)
KLAIPEDOS UNIVERSITETAS (Lithuania)
BOLDING & BURCHARD APS (Denmark)
INSTITUTO ESPANOL DE OCEANOGRAFIA (Spain)
COMMISSARIAT ENERGIE ATOMIQUE CEA (France)
SYDDANSK UNIVERSITET (Denmark)
Start date 01/09/2008
End date 31/08/2012
Duration 48 months
Project cost 8.670.988,59 Euro
Project Funding 6.499.744,74 Euro
Subprogramme Area Dynamic of marine ecosystem in a changing environment
Contract type Collaborative project Large-scale integrating project