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Instituto de Ecologia Litoral
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Type of Research Institution
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| | Intergovernmental | | | Academic | | | Governmental, national | |  | Private | | | Governmental, local | | | Charity / Foundation |
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Address : C/ Santa Teresa, 50, CP
El Campello
03560 Alicante
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Phone :
+34 965657690
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Director :
Dr Gabriel Soler Capdepón
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Contact person :
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Number of permanent staff
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| | Scientists (with doctorate/ PhD) : 12 | | | others : 6 |
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Type of Activities
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| | Pure research | | | Academic | | | Applied research | | | Education / Outreach | | | Long-term monitoring | | | Policy / Planning / Consultancy | | | Technology for environmental applications | | | Conservation & Protection |
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Main fields of research (at present - 6 max)
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| benthos, plankton, marine protected areas monitoring, environmental assessment, artificial reefs, artisanal fisheries |
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Main research collaborations at international level (at present)
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Ongoing long-term monitoring programs
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Total area dedicated to research (m2)
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Conference room
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| no | | yes (number of seats : 25 ) |
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Research vessel(s)
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| less than 12 m in length; number of vessels : 2 | | more than 12 m in length; number of vessels : 0 | | Brief description of vessels and on board scientific equipment :
8m long cabinated fiber glass boat (200 HP engine), with GPSd, submarine TV camera, and equipment for sampling water and sediments; 4 m long pneumatic boat (25HP engine) for diving prospections and coastal sampling |
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Other major research facilities and equipment
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| * analytical laboratory to determine nutrients and chlorophyll levels; optical equipment (stereoscopes, microscope, inverted microscope); computer Intranet; diving equipment, and other field sampling devices |
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Ecosystem types available nearby
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| Direct access to sea | | No direct access to brackish / estuarine waters | |
Other ecosystems :
Mediterranean intermittent rivers, dunes, wetlands, Posidonia oceanica, coraligenous substrates |
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Areas of taxonomic expertise
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| phytoplankton, algae, zooplankton, crustacea (copepoda, decapoda), fishes |
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Specimen collections
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| yes | | no | |
Brief description : algae, photographic database of phytoplankton, crustacea and molluscs |
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Hosting facilities for visiting scientists
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| yes | | no |
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Training courses
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| yes | | no | |
sometimes courses for Secondary Education Professors offered. Presently, we are preparing a Good Safe Practices Program for Marine Farms workers |
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Capacity and brief description of library
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| more than 1.000 books and documents, about biological and ecological issues, mainly focused on the Mediterranean Sea |
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 CIESM GUIDE OF COASTAL INSTITUTES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS
Last update : 01/02/2023
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