iSeal 2: Trans- and interdisciplinary social-ecological network analysis based on long-term monitoring, experimental data and stakeholders鈥 assessment
ACRONYM
iSeal 2
Title
iSeal 2: Trans- and interdisciplinary social-ecological network analysis based on long-term monitoring, experimental data and stakeholders鈥 assessment
General information
In the project iSeal funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), scientists from six different research institutions investigate the impact of climate change, fisheries and the settlement of invasive species on the Wadden Sea ecosystem. The results will be used to develop indicators to assess the ecological status of coastal ecosystems. These indicators can be applied in the context of existing guidelines and marine protection agreements and help to further develop monitoring concepts.
The iSeal project is part of the research mission of the German Marine Research Alliance (DAM) focusing on "Protection and sustainable use of marine areas".
How do man-made influences affect the coastal ecosystems of the national parks in Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein? How do immigrant species influence food webs? This is what the iSeal project has been investigating since the end of 2021, working together with experts at an international level. Unfortunately, the studies and analyses conducted since the start of the project show that coastal ecosystems are in a poor state due to high levels of pollution. The BMBF-funded project is now being seamlessly extended until the end of 2027, with the aim of developing target values for a 鈥済ood ecological status鈥. The results can be used directly for nature conservation practice and are therefore of great importance.
Start
December, 2024
End
November, 2027
Funding (total)
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Funding (黑料视频)
338000
Funding body / Programme
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BMBF
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Coordination
Helmholtz-Zentrum f眉r Ozeanforschung Kiel (黑料视频), Germany
Contact
Partners
Research and Technology Centre, West Coast (FTZ), Germany
Kiel University (CAU), Germany
ECOLAB - Coast Ecology, Germany
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Germany
University of Osnabr眉ck (UOS), Germany
University of Oldenburg, Germany
Senckenberg am Meer, Germany
Nationalpark Schleswig-Holsteinisches Wattenmeer, Germany
Kiel University (CAU), Germany
ECOLAB - Coast Ecology, Germany
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Germany
University of Osnabr眉ck (UOS), Germany
University of Oldenburg, Germany
Senckenberg am Meer, Germany
Nationalpark Schleswig-Holsteinisches Wattenmeer, Germany