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Marine Biology Station Piran -
National Institute of Biology
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Type of Research Institution
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| | Intergovernmental | | | Academic | |  | Governmental, national | | | Private | | | Governmental, local | | | Charity / Foundation |
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Address : Fornače 41
6330 Piran
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Phone :
+ 386 (0)59 232 914
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Director :
Prof Maja Ravnikar
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Contact person :
Assoc Prof Patricija Mozetič (Head of Dpt)
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Number of permanent staff
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| | Scientists (with doctorate/ PhD) : 22 | | | others : 17 |
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Type of Activities
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| | Pure research | | | Academic | | | Applied research | | | Education / Outreach | | | Long-term monitoring | | | Policy / Planning / Consultancy | | | Technology for environmental applications | | | Conservation & Protection |
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Main fields of research (at present - 6 max)
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| biodiversity of coastal communities and habitats; plankton and microbial ecology; biogeochemical cycling of elements; climate change, pollution and other anthropogenic impacts; physical oceanography and modeling; marine biotechnology |
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Main research collaborations at international level (at present)
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| * National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (OGS), Trieste, Italy;
Institute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council, Venice, Italy;
University of Vienna, Austria;
University of Dubrovnik, Croatia;
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Institute of Oceanography, Greece
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Ongoing long-term monitoring programs
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| * National monitoring program of ecological and chemical status of coastal waters according to WFD 2000/60/EC and MSFD 2008/56/EC
National Monitoring Programme of toxic phytoplankton species
Ecological surveys at Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) site
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Total area dedicated to research (m2)
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Conference room
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| no | | yes (number of seats : 95 ) |
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Research vessel(s)
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| less than 12 m in length; number of vessels : 2 | | more than 12 m in length; number of vessels : 1|a 12 m long research vessel with on-board instruments and sampling equipment (ADCP, CTD/PAR/fluorescence probe, water column and bottom sampling gears, underwater video and photographic equipment); a smaller (7.5 m) and swifter boat for sampling in nearshore and shallow waters |
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Other major research facilities and equipment
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| * oceanographic buoy, HF radar, diving base with basic equipment SCUBA, thermostatic chambers with temperature/light control, aquariums with running seawater for experiments, scanning electron microscope (SEM), QuAAtro SFA analyzer, HPLC, GC-MS, multimode multiplate reader SPARK, FT-IR microscopy system, Q-PCR |
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Ecosystem types available nearby
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| Direct access to sea | | Direct access to brackish / estuarine waters |
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Areas of taxonomic expertise
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| phytoplankton, macroalgae, sea grasses, gelatinous zooplankton, opistobranchs, benthic invertebrates, fishes, cartilaginous fishes, sea mammals |
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Specimen collections
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Brief description : cultures of microalgal strains of selected diatom species and of bacteria |
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Hosting facilities for visiting scientists
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| yes | | no |
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Training courses
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| yes | | no |
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Capacity and brief description of library
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| 1,500 scientific monographs and 60 specialized journals |
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 CIESM GUIDE OF COASTAL INSTITUTES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS
Last update : 01/03/2023
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