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This research is part of the LTER (Long-Term Ecological Research) project, a network of terrestrial, freshwater, transitional water and marine sites, on which ecological research is conducted on a multi-decade scale. LTER studies ecosystems, their dynamics and evolution, the relationships between biodiversity and ecological functionality, water...

Tourism and cruise tourism in 3 municipalities along the ligurian coast were studied through emergy analysis. Two municipalities are inside the Portofino MPA. The environmental costs and the economic benefits of tourism activities were assessed in the local territory. Moreover the load imposed to the environment by cruise ship tourism was...

The Italian Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTER-Italy) is a network of terrestrial, freshwater, transitional and marine waters, on which many-year ecological research is conducted. There are 25 sites (by 2015), distributed throughout the country, managed by the major research institutes, universities and institutions dealing with...

The coastal marine area hosts among the most productive ecosystems in the world, in terms of biomass and species richness. These ecosystems' natural capital stocks provide essential flows of resources for the environ-ment and human life. The distribution of natural capital (NC) and environmental flows (ENFL) characterizing the coastal marine...

Posidonia oceanica is an endemic Mediterranean seagrass used as a 'biological quality element' in monitoring programmes of the EU Water Framework Directive, providing information about coastal ecosystems status. The regression of P. oceanica meadows caused a growing interest among policy makers to assess the value of seagrasses and to increase...

In recent decades, increasing attention has been paid to the protection of marine-coastal environment and ecosystem services. An Environmental Spatial Decision Support System (ESDSS) was developed for the management of marine-coastal areas' ecosystem services. This allows to quantify the physical and monetary value of natural capital stocks and...

Fishing is a worldwide activity impacting on limited stocks, that can recover, but it's necessary to avoid over-exploitation and permanent damages to ecosystems. The aim of this work is to provide a Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS) for develop sustainable management strategies for fishing in marine protected areas (MPAs). The system,...

Marine and coastal ecosystems are among the most productive environments in the world and contribute to the economic value generated by the biosphere offering a wide variety of services. Posidonia oceanica and some organisms of coralligenous biocenosis are key species listed among the priority habitats in the European Habitat Directive...

Littorals represent highly dynamic and complex systems which undergo changes imposed by several environmental factors and human-induced disturbances. Some coastal habitats, like Posidonia oceanica meadows, are considered as biological indicators thanks to their susceptibility to pressures and changes, according to the European Water Framework...

Perception and WTP analysis are frequently employed as tool to address management practices of natural systems. Their role can be then fundamental not only as mean for managers to know users' preferences but also since from questionnaires precious information to carry out an environmental accounting can be deduced. In particular from users'...

This study represents a progress of results obtained in the context of EAMPA (Environmental Accounting in Marine Protected Areas) Italian project. EAMPA project, launched by Italian environmental Ministry in 2014 and ended in 2018, aimed at providing to Marine Protected Areas (MPA) managers an operational tool for environmental accounting. At...