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| Title | Lake Tovel, an ecological research station within the LTER and NETLAKE perspective |
| Abstract | Lake Tovel is a LTER research site (IT09-005-A) within the larger Mountain Lakes parent site (IT-009-000-A). It is also part of NETLAKE (EU Cost Action ES 1201) that aims to build a network of sites and individuals to support the development and deployment of sensor-based systems in lakes, and promote their use to address water issues in Europe. Longterm ecological datasets collected in a consistent way over time offer the opportunity to study the response of an ecosystem to environmental stressors. Mountain lakes, because of their sensitivity to environmental changes, can be used as early warning systems for climate change and are ideal study sites to investigate ecological processes at the whole-ecosystem level. Furthermore, their phytoplankton communities are frequently made up of difficult to identify small flagellates, often limiting the taxonomic resolution achieved. Despite the strategic importance of our environment, citizens often have a poor understanding of environmental issues, even though they make the management decisions that will affect ecosystems. Lake Tovel provided the ideal setting for addressing these different topics-phytoplankton taxonomy and citizens' education. NETLAKE supported a Short-Term Scientific Mission for a trained phycologist who provided a more refined taxonomic definition of Tovel phytoplankton, thereby strengthening the basis for future studies on phytoplankton communities. A further objective of NETLAKE was to raise citizen awareness of local lakes and build a network of LakePals within Europe. These objectives were achieved by increasing lake visibility to the public by setting up a dedicated website and positioning a webcam, donated by the local bank Cassa Rurale Tuenno. In addition, the local middle school, along with other European classes, participated in the WaterPals initiative geared to inform children about their environmental heritage regarding Lake Tovel. This is particularly important because these children will be the decision makers of tomorrow. |
| Source | IAP - XVII Workshop of the International Association of Phytoplankton Taxonomy and Ecology, Kastoria, Grecia, 14-21 settembre 2014 |
| Keywords | TovelLTERNETLAKECitizen awareness |
| Year | 2014 |
| Type | Abstract in atti di convegno |
| Authors | Giovanna Fleim; Ulrike Obertegger; Maria Cellamare; Maria Leitão; Michela Rogora; Giampaolo Rossetti; Bertha Thaler; Stefano Corradini; Cristina Castellani; Luciana Zanini; Lizette De Senerpont Domis; Eleonor Jennings |
| Text | 329911 2014 Tovel LTER NETLAKE Citizen awareness Lake Tovel, an ecological research station within the LTER and NETLAKE perspective Giovanna Fleim; Ulrike Obertegger; Maria Cellamare; Maria Leitão; Michela Rogora; Giampaolo Rossetti; Bertha Thaler; Stefano Corradini; Cristina Castellani; Luciana Zanini; Lizette De Senerpont Domis; Eleonor Jennings Giovanna Fleim Associazione Edmund Mach FEM San Michele all Adige; Ulrike Obertegger Associazione Edmund Mach FEM San Michele all Adige; Maria Cellamare BI EAU, Angers, France; Maria Leitão BI EAU, Angers, France; Michela Rogora CNR ISE, Pallanza Verbania; Giampaolo Rossetti Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Universita di Parma; Bertha Thaler Laboratorio Biologico AAPB Bolzano; Stefano Corradini Associazione Edmund Mach FEM San Michele all Adige; Cristina Castellani Associazione Edmund Mach FEM San Michele all Adige; Luciana Zanini Istituto Comprensivo di Tenno BZ ; Lizette De Senerpont Domis NIOO KNAW NL ; Eleonor Jennings Dundalk Institute of Technology, Dublin Published version IAP XVII Workshop of the International Association of Phytoplankton Taxonomy and Ecology Kastoria, Grecia 14 21 settembre 2014 Nazionale Contributo Lake Tovel is a LTER research site IT09 005 A within the larger Mountain Lakes parent site IT 009 000 A . It is also part of NETLAKE EU Cost Action ES 1201 that aims to build a network of sites and individuals to support the development and deployment of sensor based systems in lakes, and promote their use to address water issues in Europe. Longterm ecological datasets collected in a consistent way over time offer the opportunity to study the response of an ecosystem to environmental stressors. Mountain lakes, because of their sensitivity to environmental changes, can be used as early warning systems for climate change and are ideal study sites to investigate ecological processes at the whole ecosystem level. Furthermore, their phytoplankton communities are frequently made up of difficult to identify small flagellates, often limiting the taxonomic resolution achieved. Despite the strategic importance of our environment, citizens often have a poor understanding of environmental issues, even though they make the management decisions that will affect ecosystems. Lake Tovel provided the ideal setting for addressing these different topics phytoplankton taxonomy and citizens education. NETLAKE supported a Short Term Scientific Mission for a trained phycologist who provided a more refined taxonomic definition of Tovel phytoplankton, thereby strengthening the basis for future studies on phytoplankton communities. A further objective of NETLAKE was to raise citizen awareness of local lakes and build a network of LakePals within Europe. These objectives were achieved by increasing lake visibility to the public by setting up a dedicated website and positioning a webcam, donated by the local bank Cassa Rurale Tuenno. In addition, the local middle school, along with other European classes, participated in the WaterPals initiative geared to inform children about their environmental heritage regarding Lake Tovel. This is particularly important because these children will be the decision makers of tomorrow. Abstract 2014_Abstract_IAP_Rogora.pdf Abstract in atti di convegno michela.rogora ROGORA MICHELA TA.P02.014.002 Impatto dei cambiamenti globali sugli ecosistemi acquatici |