River water and nutrient discharges in the Northern Adriatic Sea: Current importance and long term changes

2011 ◽  
Vol 31 (18) ◽  
pp. 1881-1893 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Cozzi ◽  
Michele Giani
Keyword(s):  
River Water ◽  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
Northern Adriatic Sea ◽  
Northern Adriatic ◽  
Long Term Changes ◽  
Sea Current

scholarly journals Long-term changes in heterotrophic prokaryotes abundance and growth characteristics in the northern Adriatic Sea

2010 ◽  
Vol 82 (4) ◽  
pp. 206-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Ivančić ◽  
Dragica Fuks ◽  
Mirjana Najdek ◽  
Maria Blažina ◽  
Massimo Devescovi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
Growth Characteristics ◽  
Northern Adriatic Sea ◽  
Northern Adriatic ◽  
Long Term Changes ◽  
Heterotrophic Prokaryotes

scholarly journals Seasonal and Interannual Trends of Oceanographic Parameters over 40 Years in the Northern Adriatic Sea in Relation to Nutrient Loadings Using the EMODnet Chemistry Data Portal

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 2280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federica Grilli ◽  
Stefano Accoroni ◽  
Francesco Acri ◽  
Fabrizio Bernardi Aubry ◽  
Caterina Bergami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Changes ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
Nutrient Concentrations ◽  
Data Series ◽  
Mean Flow ◽  
Northern Adriatic Sea ◽  
Po River ◽  
Northern Adriatic

Long-term data series (1971–2015) of physical and biogeochemical parameters were analyzed in order to assess trends and variability of oceanographic conditions in the northern Adriatic Sea (NAS), a mid-latitude shallow continental shelf strongly impacted by river discharges, human activities and climate changes. Interpolation maps and statistical models were applied to investigate seasonal and spatial variability, as well as decadal trends of temperature, salinity, chlorophyll-a and nutrients. This analysis shows that sea surface temperature increased by +0.36% year−1 over four decades. Annual mean flow of the Po River markedly changed due to the occurrence of periods of persistent drought, whereas the frequency of flow rates higher than 3000 m3 s−1 decreased between 2006 and 2015. Moreover, we observed a long-term decrease in surface phosphate concentrations in Po River water (−1.34% year−1) and in seawater (in summer −2.56% year−1) coupled, however, to a significant increase in nitrate concentration in seawater (+3.80% year−1) in almost all seasons. These changes indicate that the nutrient concentrations in the NAS have been largely modulated, in the last forty years, by the evolution of environmental management practices and of the runoff. This implies that further alteration of the marine environment must be expected as a consequence of the climate changes.

scholarly journals Opening Marine Long-Term Ecological Science: Lesson Learned From the LTER-Italy Site Northern Adriatic Sea

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annalisa Minelli ◽  
Alessandro Sarretta ◽  
Alessandro Oggioni ◽  
Caterina Bergami ◽  
Mauro Bastianini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
Open Science ◽  
Science Lesson ◽  
Practical Case ◽  
Northern Adriatic Sea ◽  
Northern Adriatic ◽  
Long Term Ecological Research

This work presents a practical case study of the Open Science principles applied to the valorization of a long-term marine dataset collected in the Northern Adriatic Sea, one of the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) sites of the LTER-Italy network. The dataset covers a temporal range of 50 years (1965–2015), and it is composed of abiotic, and phyto- and zooplankton data, for a total of 21 parameters. The case study involved many actions, which will be described here, distinguishing between the ones affecting the whole research project workflow and those acting more specifically on the dataset. We evaluate strengths, weaknesses, and possible improvements for each action. The present study pointed out that, despite the initial and still some remaining mistrust, opening research projects is more than a best practice. It is (i) important because it improves research transparency (increasing researchers’ credibility, replicability of science, and products reuse), (ii) required by many international initiatives and regulations, and (iii) enriching because it encourages cooperation between scientists across different fields and laboratories.

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