The project is carried out by through a cooperation among IGG, scientific leader, Tuscan Archipelago National Park, promoter of the project as responsible of Tuscan Islands Biosphere Reserve - MAB UNESCO, Earth Science Departments of the Siena and Pisa University (DSFTA-UniSi and DST-UniPi, respectively), GASP Museum and Turismo Sostenibile s.r.l. Furthermore, the Autorità Idrica Toscana (AIT) will represent a key stakeholder.
The PianosAquifer project was activated by IGG-CNR in 2014 and it envisages the quantitative and qualitative (chemical-physical and isotopic characteristics) monitoring of the various components of the hydrological cycle on the Pianosa Island, with particular reference to those that condition the peculiar groundwater system hosted here.
The general aim is to verify the effects of climatic trends on groundwater resources in an island environment with water stress conditions that are representative of the hydro-climatic framework of the Mediterranean region.
The EU project for the eLTER research infrastructure (eLTER-PLUS) belongs to the INFRAIA-01-2018-2019 HORIZON 2020 program and is based on three main pillars: networking, joint research activities and transnational, remote and virtual access .
eLTER PLUS will conduct a performance test of the emerging eLTER RI, challenging, evaluating and strengthening its operations. Selected sites and platforms in terrestrial, freshwater and coastal ecosystems will be used to study ecosystem integrity, climate change impacts and ecosystem services at risk on a pan-European scale.
