CNR - ISMAR - Lerici
Research - Lerici, Liguria, Italy
CNR - ISMAR - Lerici Employees
CNR - ISMAR - Lerici Details
The Marine Sciences Research Institute (ISMAR) of the Italian National Research Council (CNR)conducts research in polar, oceanic and Mediterranean regions, focusing on the following themes:> the evolution of oceans and their continental margins, studying submarine volcanoes, faults and slides and their potential impacts onshore> the influence of climate change on oceanic circulation, acidification, bio-geochemical cycles and marine productivity> submarine habitats and ecology, and the increasing pollution of coastal and deep-sea environments> the evolution of fish stocks with a view to keeping commercial fishing within sustainable limits and improving mariculture and aquaculture practices> natural and anthropogenic factors impacting economically and socially on coastal systems from pre-history to the industrial epoch.
