D4.3.2 Report on the application of the models linking oceanographic processes and management questions

This deliverable aims to use the relevant oceanographic and ecological data available for the area to test the links among oceanographic processes, explanatory variable, ES, performance indicators and management questions relevant for ecological processes. To protect these sites and the services they provide, these models will be used to understand and predict how the man-induces changes and the resource exploitation could affect the ecological processes at different spatial and temporal scales. The development of case studies on selected Natura 2000 (N2K) sites will also allow testing the usefulness and the relevance of the ecological observing system in the Adriatic Sea (ECOAdS) to support significant management objectives in biodiversity conservation.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