Project essentials

The project

This project aims to trigger the reforestation of Cystoseira within the Cinque Terre and Miramare marine protected areas, where this taxon was present, as proven by museum and scientific literature records. Disappearance causes have been removed and the protection is guaranteed by the marine protected areas. The project involves the transplanting of Cystoseira cultured juveniles, with advantages in terms of time, costs and ecological impact.

Cystoseira

Cystoseira plays a key role in marine conservation supporting biodiversity, food webs, and
sequestrating large amount of CO2. In the last decades Cystoseira was reduced in Mediterranean due to anthropogenic pressure. Cystoseira is under surveillance as vulnerable: the lack of adults producing recruits and limited dispersal capabilities of Cystoseira hamper natural recolonisation.

The consortium

The Consortium is  composed by experts in conservation, study and research, communication and dissemination, information technology and digital communication.

Latest news

Piccole alghe…crescono

Piccole alghe…crescono!!! Cystoseira (ora Ericaria) amentacea introdotta durante le due scorse stagioni nell’Area Marina Protetta delle Cinque Terre è cresciuta e si è integrata perfettamente nel paesaggio!!!

Festival MAREDIREFARE

ROC-POPLife festeggia con Area Marina Protetta Miramare e Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale – OGS e molti altri durante il Festival degli Oceani MAREDIREFARE. Non perdetevi l’8 e il 9/6/2021 dalle 10.30 le immersioni virtuali per vedere i nostri impianti sperimentali. Festeggeremo la GIORNATA DEGLI OCEANI con “Quattro chiacchiere in fondo al […]

ABC …del mare

Festeggiamo il mare con WWF AMP Miramare e ROC-POPLife che organizzano laboratori didattici sul tema della restoration delle foreste marine. Vieni il 26/05 e 08/06 per una delle nostre attività ROC-POPLife.

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