Our Case Studies
We conduct our work in twenty Case Studies. Fourteen of them are on a regional scale while six are pan-European. All Case Studies are designed to deliver a cause-and-effect understanding, to build predictive capacity in models, and to develop indicators and tools for decision-makers charged with the stewardship of European marine biodiversity under threats from multiple drivers. In each case, drivers examined represent the local/regional priorities from regulators who co-create what-if scenarios of interacting drivers including envisioned management actions. Our Case Studies cover eight European seas and three climatic zones.
Polar & sub-polar
Svalbard
Actoboreal benthos and fish communities
IMR
Norwegian Coast
Macroalgal systems
NIVA
Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea Food Webs
SU
Temperate
Shetland Islands
Shetland Islands Food Webs
USTAN
North Sea
Offshore Areas
NIOZ
Wadden Sea
UNESCO World Heritage Site
NIOZ
Black Sea
Black Sea Ecosystem
IBER-BAS
Northern Portugal
Kelp forests
CIIMAR
Sub-tropical
Adriatic Sea
South Adriatic & Tyrrhenian Seas Marine Animal Forests
CONISMA
Adriatic Coast
Northern Adriatic Coastal Areas
CONISMA
Mediterranean
Mediterranean Sea MPAs
UM
South-East Med.
SE Mediterranean Reefs and Invasives
IOLR
All climate zones
Phytoplankton and Zooplankton
including HABS
Pan-
European
Jellification of European Seas
Canopy-dominated systems
Drivers of Fish communities
Seabirds & marine mammals
UH
CONISMA
UNIPI
UM
SU