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| Project Metadata Element | Details |
| Project Title | Anthropogenic impacts on marine biodiversity. |
| Research Area | Water |
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| Principal Investigator or Lead Irish Partner | Nessa O'Connor |
| Lead Institution or Organisation | University College Dublin (UCD) |
| Lead Country | Ireland |
| Latitude, Longitude (of Lead Institution) | 53.30859, -6.22577 |
| Lead Funding Entity | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Approximate Project Start Date | 01/03/2008 |
| Approximate Project Finishing Date | 01/03/2010 |
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| Project Keywords | Anthropogenic Pollution; Agriculture; Nutrient loading; Coastal ecosystem |
| Project Abstract | This project will quantify the effects of anthropogenically-increased nutrient loads on the biodiversity of coastal ecosystems and identify important mechanisms operating using well replicated experiments. Particular attention will be paid to quantifying the effects of sewage outfalls and agricultural run-off on the diversity of benthic algae and invertebrate communities of sheltered rocky shores and hard artificial substrata. The project will also quantify the effects of nutrient enrichment on biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and stability. It will deliver important information highly relevant towards fulfilling national commitments and assist with implementation of the EU Water Framework and Habitats Directives and the forthcoming Marine Strategy. |