Abstract
(English)
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A research consortium with participants from eight countries (Ireland, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Roumania) was created to study the influence of East-West variations in North Atlantic impacts on ecosystem processes in Europe. During 24 months the consortium hold three general meetings, in Budapest (Hungary, 1-3 November 1997), Serpiano (Switzerland, 19-21 September 1998), and St. Helier (Jersey, 24-27 May 1999), and organised two intermediate virtual meetings using E-mail.
Time series of oceanographic, meteorological, and biological data were assembled to examine the influence of seasonal and annual variations in North Atlantic and meteorological indices on biological processes within seminatural and managed terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. Methods for the collection, comparison, analysis, and interpretation of the oceanographic, meteorologic and biologic data sets were reviewed and consolidated. The conclusions of the project were that: (1) Variations in North Atlantic processes do influence biological processes (including natural and crop data), (2) East-West differences can affect relations between North Atlantic processes and biological processes, (3) Vegetation management factors can affect East-West differences and also the relations between North Atlantic processes and biological processes.
Based on experiences from this project consortium partners prepared a related RTD proposal under EC Framework 5: Prediction of Vulnerability in Terrestrial Ecosystems (PROVITE).
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