Proceedings of the Second Mediterranean Symposium on Marine
Proceedings of the Second Mediterranean Symposium on Marine
Proceedings of the Second Mediterranean Symposium on Marine
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND MEDITERRANEAN SYMPOSIUM ON MARINE VEGETATION (ATHENS, 12-13 DECEMBER 2003)<br />
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• Biology, ecology and inventory <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> plant species and assemblages<br />
• Mapping <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> marine vegetati<strong>on</strong> and its distributi<strong>on</strong><br />
• Anthropic impacts <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Mediterranean</str<strong>on</strong>g> marine vegetati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
The three sessi<strong>on</strong>s were in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> form <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> oral presentati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> work <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> each participant,<br />
backed by articles prepared according to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> instructi<strong>on</strong>s given by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> organisers.<br />
Participants’ posters were displayed during <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> entire period <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Symposium</str<strong>on</strong>g> and<br />
backed by summaries <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> work d<strong>on</strong>e.<br />
Three introductory lectures by Pr<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>. Boudouresque and Pr<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>. Giacc<strong>on</strong>e started <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>f each <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> three sessi<strong>on</strong>s.<br />
Working groups and round tables were planned to discuss <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> various subjects tackled<br />
at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Symposium</str<strong>on</strong>g>.<br />
4. Recommendati<strong>on</strong>s and c<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>s<br />
The discussi<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> meetings <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> working groups and round tables, and those that<br />
followed each sessi<strong>on</strong>, led to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> following recommendati<strong>on</strong>s and c<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>s:<br />
• Standardisati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> mapping methods<br />
- Make effective maps that are easy to use, fairly cheap, and reliable by setting up a<br />
Reliability Index.<br />
- As far as possible, add quantitative and also qualitative data that will enable <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> state<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> plant assemblages to be assessed for optimum use <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> mapping.<br />
- Develop mapping <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r plant assemblages, particularly those listed in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Acti<strong>on</strong> Plan<br />
for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>Marine</strong> Vegetati<strong>on</strong> in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Mediterranean</str<strong>on</strong>g>.<br />
- As far as possible, standardise methods <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> mapping.<br />
- Integrate <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> entirety <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> mapping data in a georeferential database that is<br />
standardised around <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Mediterranean</str<strong>on</strong>g> basin. This system <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> geographic informati<strong>on</strong><br />
will be an indispensable tool for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> integrated management <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> coastal area.<br />
- Set up working groups by subject (standardisati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> mapping methods and<br />
descriptors, formatting and circulati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> informati<strong>on</strong>) and form a Scientific and<br />
Technical Committee to advise <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> various countries in making <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir nati<strong>on</strong>al maps.<br />
• Elaborati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> tools for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> tax<strong>on</strong>omy <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> marine vegetati<strong>on</strong><br />
- Elaborate an inventory <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> specialists through a directory <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> specialists in marine<br />
vegetati<strong>on</strong> that is already available <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> website.<br />
- Translate and circulate <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> guide already produced by Pr<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>. Giacc<strong>on</strong>e and available at<br />
RAC/SPA.<br />
- Make an inventory <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> nati<strong>on</strong>al needs.<br />
- Process via an observatory <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> informati<strong>on</strong> already acquired by RAC/SPA and make it<br />
available.