Title :
The Mediterranean: diagnostics of a sea in peril
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Sedimentologie Marine, Perpignan Univ., France
Abstract :
There are several signatures of the past and present evolution of the Mediterranean Sea and in its environment. Apart from geodynamical evolution which is on a very large time scale, in the sediment there are signatures of past changes in climate, hydrology, fauna, oxygen, biological production, etc. But instead of a study for the unique benefit of this sea knowledge, this monitoring may also be a chance of progress for the whole Mediterranean environment and compared to climatic and socioeconomic studies and may be used in an evolution scenario
Keywords :
oceanographic regions; seafloor phenomena; sediments; Mediterranean Sea; environment; geodynamics; marine biology; marine pollution; ocean; palaeocean; paleocean; seafloor geology; sediment; socioeconomic studies; water pollution; Continents; Evolution (biology); Hydrology; Monitoring; Production; Sea surface; Sediments;
Conference_Titel :
Environment and Solar, 2000 Mediterranean Conference for
Conference_Location :
Beirut
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7117-8
DOI :
10.1109/CMPLES.2000.939848
