| Title | The Italian Long-Term Ecosystem Research (LTER-Italy) network: results, opportunities, and challenges for coastal transitional ecosystems |
| Abstract | 1 - The Long-Term Ecosystem Research (LTER) network, now a global reality, was founded on a combination of long-term ecological studies, short-term experiments, and comparisons among sites and eco-domains.
2 - The LTER-Italy network was officially established as a formal member of the LTER international network in 2006, following a wider on-going process in Europe; it currently consists of 22 sites representing the main ecosystem typologies of Italy. Four coastal transitional ecosystem sites are included in the LTER-Italy network: on the northern Peninsula, these include the Venice Lagoon and the lagoons of the Po River Delta, which are characterized by a temperate climate and the influence of tides; and in the southern sector, these include the coastal ecosystems of Sardinia and the Mar Piccolo of Taranto, which are characterized by a Mediterranean climate and the absence of sensible tides.
3 - In this paper, we present and discuss three main issues: (1) the LTER-International and LTER-Europe context, emphasising the most practical issues and activities that must be addressed for the effective organization and maintenance of LTER networks; (2) the history, structure, and perspectives of the national LTER-Italy network; and (3) the opportunities, strengths, and weaknesses related to participation of the LTER-Italy network in the study of coastal transitional ecosystems |
| Source | Transitional water bulletin (Online) 7 (1), pp. 43–63 |
| Journal | Transitional water bulletin (Online) |
| Editor | Coordinamento SIBA, Lecce, Italia |
| Year | 2013 |
| Type | Articolo in rivista |
| DOI | 10.1285/i1825229Xv7n1p43 |
| Authors | Pugnetti, Alessandra and Acri, Francesco and Bernardi Aubry, Fabrizio and Camatti, Elisa and Cecere, Ester and Facca, Chiara and Franzoi, Piero and Keppel, Erica and Lugliè, A and Mistri, Michele and others |
| Text | 254542 2013 10.1285/i1825229Xv7n1p43 The Italian Long Term Ecosystem Research LTER Italy network results, opportunities, and challenges for coastal transitional ecosystems Pugnetti, Alessandra and Acri, Francesco and Bernardi Aubry, Fabrizio and Camatti, Elisa and Cecere, Ester and Facca, Chiara and Franzoi, Piero and Keppel, Erica and Luglie, A and Mistri, Michele and others CNR ISMAR 1 The Long Term Ecosystem Research LTER network, now a global reality, was founded on a combination of long term ecological studies, short term experiments, and comparisons among sites and eco domains. 2 The LTER Italy network was officially established as a formal member of the LTER international network in 2006, following a wider on going process in Europe; it currently consists of 22 sites representing the main ecosystem typologies of Italy. Four coastal transitional ecosystem sites are included in the LTER Italy network on the northern Peninsula, these include the Venice Lagoon and the lagoons of the Po River Delta, which are characterized by a temperate climate and the influence of tides; and in the southern sector, these include the coastal ecosystems of Sardinia and the Mar Piccolo of Taranto, which are characterized by a Mediterranean climate and the absence of sensible tides. 3 In this paper, we present and discuss three main issues 1 the LTER International and LTER Europe context, emphasising the most practical issues and activities that must be addressed for the effective organization and maintenance of LTER networks; 2 the history, structure, and perspectives of the national LTER Italy network; and 3 the opportunities, strengths, and weaknesses related to participation of the LTER Italy network in the study of coastal transitional ecosystems 7 http //siba ese.unisalento.it/index.php/twb/article/view/12807 The Italian Long Term Ecosystem Research LTER Italy network Pugnetti_etal_2013_The_Italian.pdf Articolo in rivista Coordinamento SIBA 1825 229X Transitional water bulletin Online Transitional water bulletin Online Transit. water bull. Online Transitional water bulletin Online antonella.petrocelli PETROCELLI ANTONELLA francesco.acri ACRI FRANCESCO fabrizio.bernardiaubry BERNARDI AUBRY FABRIZIO davide.tagliapietra TAGLIAPIETRA DAVIDE elisa.camatti CAMATTI ELISA ester.cecere CECERE ESTER alessandra.pugnetti PUGNETTI ALESSANDRA |
