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SEAGRASS MONITORINGTHE IMPORTANCE OF INFORMATIVE SYSTEMS FOR

A LARGER PUBLIC APPROACH: The “Interreg3B-Posidonia Informative System”

Andrea PEIRANO*Antonio BALDIAldo BRUSCHIAntonio SCHIRONE

ENEA Marine Environment Research Centre P.O.Box 224, 19100 La Spezia, Italy

*peirano@santateresa.enea.it

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Main Objectives:

to design a informative system where the data base and the visualisation system were:

a) able to integrate all the data collected during monitoring surveys on Posidonia oceanica

b) to give the possibility to have one easy access to a data bank comprehensive both of oceanographic and biologic data for scientific and coastal managers

c) to create a WEB tool that could attract and sensitize a larger part of the public to the problems of Posidonia oceanica

d) to promote the monitoring of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica.

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Système Informatif

Études et recherches en laboratoire Interventions in situ Méthodes Publications Thèmes Cartographie Echantillons Sondes Stations de

transmissions Mesures Traitement Réception

en laboratoire DATA ENTRY DAT A ENTRY DATA ENTRY DAT A ENTRY DATA ENTRY Archivage dans la base de données Sélection Interrogation Élaboration

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(2)

(3)

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Server

Database

Server

Database HTTP-SERVER

U ser

C lien t

Ap plet JAVA

W E B B R O W S ER

U ser

C lien t

Ap plet JAVA

W E B B R O W S ER

L ivello 1

L ive llo 2

L ive llo 3

S is tem a C lien t/S e rv e r su 3 L iv e ll i

View of the System Client/Server

Level 1 DATABASE

Unix (Linux) with a Rdbms Oracle 9i

Level 2

ENEA- SERVER

Level 3

Visualisation system

Apache 2.0.52

Php 5.1.4 and graphic library GD 2.0.28 (with Gif, Jpg ,Png support), Java applet and Mysql 4.1.7

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The Data Base Structure

The Data Entry

-Data base Administrator -Scientist Data owner

CruiseMatrix (air, sea, bottom)VariablesDepthSampling methodReferencesGraphsMapsData qualification

Metadata

Data

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The Data Base Structure

Responsables des disciplines

Responsables du système

DATA ENTRY Relevés

DATA ENTRY cartographique

GESTION du système

Insertion Instrumentation automatiques -Profil vertical -Profil vertical (boué) -Séries temporelles -Profil horizontal -Profil horiz. complexe

Mesures en laboratoire -Profil vertical -Séries temporelles -Profil horizontal -Profil oriz.complexe -Thème graphique -Zone mesurée -Données

modèlisées

Insertion -Cartes vectorielles -Éléments raster

Insertion -Organismes -Protection -Campagnes -Variables -Gestion utilisateurs -Back-up système

Mise à jour du système Mise à jour du système

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The Data Entry

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Data entry

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Data entry

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VariableVar Units SU

SG Biomass:above/below ground Bb/a dimentionless number -

SG Biomass:leaves BLgram dry weight per

square metreg DW/m²

SG Biomass:rhizomes BRHgram dry weight per

square metreg DW/m²

SG Biomass:roots BRgram dry weight per

square metreg DW/m²

SG Cover C percentage %

SG Cymodocea nodosa Cn presence/absence (p/a)

SG Density (global) Romero GD dimentionless number -

SG Density (shoot) SD number per square metre n/m²

SG Epiphyte index EI percentage %

SG Epiphyte:biomass Ebgram dry weight per

shoot

g DW/sho

ot

SG Epiphyte:leaf cover Ec percentage %

SG Grazing: fish FG percentage %

SG Grazing: isopod IG percentage %

SG Grazing: sea-urchin UG percentage %

SG Grazing: total G percentage %

SG Leaf: Area Index LAIleaf surface per square

metrem²/m²

SG Leaf: broken apex (coeff. A) A percentage %

SG Leaf: brown/green portion B/G percentage %

SG Leaf: max length MLL millimetre mm

SG Leaf: mean length LL millimetre mm

SG Leaf: mean length of brown portion BLL millimetre mm

SG Leaf: mean number per shoot LN dimentionless number -

SG Leaf: mean width LW millimetre mm

SG Leaf: standing crop SC gram dry weight per square metre g DW/m²

SG Leaf: surface LS square millimetre mm²

SG Leaf:mean length/shoot Adult leaves All millimetre mm

SG Leaf:mean length/shoot Intermediate leaves ILL millimetre mm

SG Leaf:mean length/shoot Juvenile leaves JLL millimetre mm

SG Leaf:mean number/shoot Adult leaves ALN Nr of leaves per shootn

leaves/shoot

SG Leaf:mean number/shoot Intrmediate leaves ILN Nr of leaves per shootn

leaves/shoot

SG Leaf:mean number/shoot Juvenile leaves JLN Nr of leaves per shootn

leaves/shoot

SG Meadow: Conservation Index CI dimentionless number -

SG Meadow: depth of the limit MD metre m

SG Meadow: Distance orthotropic rhizomes from bottom OD millimetre mm

SG Meadow: Distance plagiotropic rhizomes from bottom PD millimetre mm

SG Meadow: Matte thickness MT centimetre cm

SG Meadow: Substitution Index SI dimentionless number -

SG Posidonia oceanica Po presence/absence (p/a)

SG Production: Leaves LP gram dry weight/(square metre year)g DW/(m²

year)

SG Production: Rhizome RP gram dry weight/(square metre year)g DW/(m²

year)

SG Production: Roots RoP gram dry weight/(square metre year)g DW/(m²

year)

SG Rhizome Growth: Daily Rhizome Elongation Rate RhER cm of rhizome per apex per day cm/(apex d)

SG Rhizome Growth: mean number leaves/year RLY number per year n/year

SG Rhizome Growth: Mean number of inflorescences/m² IMNr of inflorescences per square

metren inf/m²

SG Rhizome Growth: Mean number of inflorescences/year IY Nr of inflorescences per year n inf/y

SG Rhizome Growth: mean rhizome length/year RLLY millimetre per year m/year

SG Rhizome Growth: mean rhizome weight/year RWY gram per year g/y

SG Rhizome Growth: Plastocrhone Interval PI days per leaf d/leaf

SG Shoot Growth: Daily leaf elongation rate LER cm of leaf per shoot per day cm/(shoot d)

SG Shoot Growth: New leaf formation rate NLR Nr of leaves per shoot per dayn

leaves/(shoot d)

SeagrassesVariables(n = 50)

Data entry

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TipologyStation

(n)Year

(start)Year (end)

Biology 393 1981 2006

Chemistry 439 1984 1997

Current measurements 350 1972 1997

Hydrology bottles 21174 1910 1983

CTD measurements 5122 1970 1997

Meteorology 11 1993 1993

Radiochemistry 56 1987 1994

Sea level measurements 71 1983 1997

Sedimentology 293 1984 1991

TOTAL 27909 1910 2006

Data

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The visualisation System

http://192.107.66.16/wwwste/posidonia/index.html

http://192.107.66.16/

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The visualisation System

WELCOME IN THE

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Select the area and the parameter of interest in the left of the page and then click ‘GO’

WELCOME IN THE

INTERREG3B-POSIDONIA INTERREG3B-POSIDONIA INFORMATIVE SYSTEMINFORMATIVE SYSTEM

Select the area and the parameter of interest in the left of the page and then click ‘GO’

WELCOME IN THE

INTERREG3B-POSIDONIA INTERREG3B-POSIDONIA INFORMATIVE SYSTEMINFORMATIVE SYSTEM

Select the area and the parameter of interest in the left of the page and then click ‘GO’

WELCOME IN THE

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Select the area and the parameter of interest in the left of the page and then click ‘GO’

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