DARKEST -H2020 (MSCA-IF-EF-ST)(VERBANIA) (DTA.AD002.660)
Area tematica
Scienze del sistema Terra e tecnologie per l'ambiente
Area progettuale
Gestione sostenibile ed efficiente delle risorse naturali, degli ecosistemi e della biodiversità (DTA.AD002)Struttura responsabile del progetto di ricerca
Istituto di ricerca sulle acque (IRSA)
Responsabile di progetto
DIEGO FONTANETO
Telefono: 0323 518300
E-mail: diego.fontaneto@irsa.cnr.it
Abstract
Subterranean estuaries extend inland into coastal aquifers inhabited by a surprising diversity of endemic subterranean animals with a worldwide distribution. How complex ecosystems thrive in this globally distributed habitat in different hydrological and geological settings is poorly understood. This study aims to integrate a novel global database of subterranean fauna with existing geochemical data and high-resolution hydrogeology maps of the world's aquifers, using modern statistical and modelling methods, to achieve an integrated understanding of the drivers of biodiversity in coastal aquifers and their response to global environmental change. Indeed, coastal aquifers connect the world's oceanic and hydrologic ecosystems and provide water source for more than one billion people in coastal regions, but these habitats are among those most prone to the long-term effects of climate change and human population growth. Therefore, expected outcomes of the study will contribute to the increasing efforts to discover, describe, and sustain groundwater-dependent ecosystems and to identify biological communities that could serve as indicators of the health of groundwater resources.
Data inizio attività
01/12/2021
Parole chiave
DARKEST, MARIE CURIE, MAPPING COASTAL
Ultimo aggiornamento: 30/04/2025