D4.1.2 Report on the relationships between ecosystem-level management goals with ecological variables and oceanographic processes and the performance indicators

Within the frame of the Activity 4.1 - Characterization of the Natura 2000 study sites of the project ECOlogical observing System in the Adriatic Sea: oceanographic observations for biodiversity (ECOSS), this report aims to individuate the main management questions of the selected Natura 2000 sites. It practically defines the relationships between ecosystem-level management goals, ecological variables ecosystem services and oceanographic processes with the identification of the appropriate performance indicators.ECOSS project (Observing System in the Adriatic Sea: oceanographic observations for biodiversity) is an EU 2014–2020 Interreg V-A Italy-Croatia CBC programme ID number 1004230