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               Type of activities  
                
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                                  |   |   research  |  
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                                 academic, education | 
                                     |   |  policy/planning |  
                                  |  long term monitoring   | 
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                                 other:  | 
                                        
               
	     
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               Main sectors of research 
                
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                 écologie côtière, génétique des populations/évolution, biotechnologie, microbiology, physiologie, intéractions terre/mer, qualité de l'eau/pollution, climat, atmosphère/océan intéractions, cycles biogéochimiques, sédiments... 
                  
             
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                Current major projects 
               
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               Number of local permanent staff 
               
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                        scientists : 36  
                       
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                       others : 70 
                       
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               Indoor surface area (m2) available for  
               
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                        research : 
                        1900                
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                       teaching : 
                        300                       
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                       others : 
                        3218                       
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						Conference room
				   
            	   
        	        
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                 |   no   | 
                  yes  (number of seats : 90 ) |  
                     
             
                
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               Research vessel(s)  
                            
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                 |    |    less than 12 m in length; number of vessels : 1 | 
                            
              
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                 |      |   more than 12 m in length; number of vessels :  1 | 
                            
              
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                     Brief description of vessels and on board scientific equipment :           
                                 
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               Other major research facilities and equipment 
               
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               aquariums d'étude ; techniques de la biologie cellulaire et moléculaire ; accès au domaine marin (bateaux, plongée) ; station de terrain 
               
	    
               http://www.obs-banyuls.fr/UMR7621/
                
	      
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               Ecosystem types available nearby 
               
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               côte rocheuse ou sableuse, coralligène, canyons                                       
               
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               Areas of taxonomic expertise  
               
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                 phytoplancton, microphytobenthos, macrobenthos, meiobenthos, macrophytobenthos, bactéries, plancton 
                  
             
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						Specimen collections
				   
            	   
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	                	|   |  yes  |  
	                	   no   | 
	                	             
   			       	                            
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						Hosting facilities for visiting scientists
				   
            	   
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               nombre total de lits : 100           
                            
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						Training courses
				   
            	   
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                |   |   yes    | 
                 no   | 
                            
             
           
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               cours supérieurs, écoles d'été, cours sur le terrain, ateliers... 
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               Capacity and brief description of library            
                                       
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               Type of research institution  
               
                
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                  governmental, national |  
                   |   governmental, local | 
                      |  |   international |  
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                  academic |  
                     |  |   private |  
                  |  other: |  
                        
              
	     
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