SEGRALCS
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Predictive tool of seagrass health to optimize the design of low crested structu...
Predictive tool of seagrass health to optimize the design of low crested structures in the Mediterranean Sea
Coastal erosion is one of the major global threats to people, the economy, cultural assets and ecosystems in many regions of the world and also in Europe. Valuable coastal ecosystems, such as seagrass meadows, are particularly thr...
Coastal erosion is one of the major global threats to people, the economy, cultural assets and ecosystems in many regions of the world and also in Europe. Valuable coastal ecosystems, such as seagrass meadows, are particularly threatened by these erosion problems and effective protection measures for their conservation are urgently needed. Low-crested structures (LCS) are the typical coastal defence in Europe, with a design mainly based on their hydrodynamic and morphodynamic behaviour and little attention is usually paid to the ecological consequences of their construction. The construction of breakwaters can affect seagrasses by altering the circulation and sediment transport to the adjacent habitat, but fragmented and scientific-based criteria are difficult to manage in present engineering design and therefore ecological impacts are often not taken into account. Within this research project, the creation of a new quantitative prediction tool will be investigated to allow civil engineers and decision-makers to optimize the design of breakwaters and reduce the uncertainty related to their environmental performance, contributing to the preservation and conservation of seagrasses during the lifetime of breakwaters. In particular, the project will focus on the Mediterranean Sea to ensure the persistence of two characteristics seagrass species, Cymodocea nodosa and the most important endemic and slow-recovery Posidonia oceanica. The fellowship will be carried out at the Universitat Politécnica de Valencia (UPV), in Spain, under the supervision of Professor Josep R. Medina, international expert in maritime and coastal engineering, in collaboration with Dr. Nuria Marbà, internationally renowned researcher on marine and seagrass ecology at the Instituto Mediterráneo de Estudios Avanzados (IMEDEA). A placement is planned at the engineering consultancy INGEOMAR to put into practice and refine the predictive model, boosting its integration in coastal protection proyects.
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Duración del proyecto: 31 meses
Fecha Inicio: 2023-03-24
Fecha Fin: 2025-10-31
Fecha Fin: 2025-10-31
Línea de financiación: concedida
El organismo HORIZON EUROPE notifico la concesión del proyecto el día 2023-03-24
Línea de financiación objetivo
El proyecto se financió a través de la siguiente ayuda:
HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01-01:
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022
Cerrada
hace 2 años
Presupuesto
El presupuesto total del proyecto asciende a
207K€
Líder del proyecto
UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA
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Total investigadores
683
Total investigadores
683