1. MED-GIG: Mediterranean Coastal
Member States:
France
Greece
Italy
coordinator (G.Casazza)
Spain
Cyprus
Malta
Slovenia
Croatia
ECOSTAT, Ispra, June 3-4, 2007

2. IC Types

3. P H I T O L A N K

4. P H I T O L A N K

5. M A C R O L G E

6. Ecological State Groups
Infralittoral algal communities reflect environmental changes of waters quality
Ulvacean algae
Lithophyllum incrustans
Mytilus sp.
Blue-green algae
Sensitivity gradient
- pollution
- sensitivity
Cystoseira sp.
Pollution gradient
+ pollution
+ sensitivity
Lithophyllum byssoides
Corallina sp.
CARLIT
BENTHOS
EEI
ESG II
ESG I
Ecological State Groups

7. AN G I O S P E R M

8. P. oceanica classification systems in the different participating countries

9. B E N T H I C V R A S

10. TRANSITIONAL WATERS NO IC in present phase Work is in progress
I° Mediterranean TW expert meeting: Sète, March 1, 2006
II° Mediterranean TW expert meeting: Athens, March 1, 2007
- IC exercise will start, at this stage, only on the Transitional Water Type “Coastal lagoons”;
- Priority on benthic macro-invertebrates;
- MSs will try to define IC sites, (including RC and expected “Bad” sites, data on pressures, surface area and salinity)
- Selection of biological tools or indicators/metrics and approaches (intercalibration common metrics, bilateral comparisons)
- Data analysis will start (April – September 07)
- Preliminary comparison of data in a common meeting mid of June/July.
III° Mediterranean TW expert meeting: Mallorca, July 23-24, 2007
Work is in progress