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Centro Interuniversitario di Biologia Marina ed Ecologia Applicata “G. Bacci” (CIBM)
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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 : Scoglio della Regina” V.le Italia, 6
57128 Livorno
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Phone :
+ 39 0586 807 287
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Director :
Prof Carlo Pretti
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Contact person :
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Number of permanent staff
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| | Scientists (with doctorate/ PhD) : 10 | | | others : 6 |
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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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| population dynamics, trophic ecology and stock assessment of demersal resources, fishery technology, heavy metals and organic compounds detection and monitoring in marine sediments and marine organisms, ecotoxicology, physico-chemical characterisation of marine sediments and their management in the coastal zones and ports |
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Main research collaborations at international level (at present)
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Ongoing long-term monitoring programs
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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 : 50 ) |
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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 |
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Other major research facilities and equipment
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* Ecotox lab
* Equipment for tests on solid (Vibrio fischeri-Microtox®, acute and cronic toxicity tests on Corophium orientale, bioaccululation test on Hediste diversicolor) and aqueous (embrio toxicity and development tests Paracentrotus lividus) matrixes; algal growth inibition tests (Dunaliella tertiolecta, Phaeodactylum tricornutum).
* Physical-chemical lab. equipment: microwave mineralizer, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrophotometer (ICP-AES); atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS); direct Mercury analyser (DMA); gas chromatography; granulometry.
* Diving equipment. |
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Ecosystem types available nearby
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| Direct access to sea | | Direct access to brackish / estuarine waters | |
Other ecosystems : soft and rocky bottoms, Meloria shoals, estuaries |
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Areas of taxonomic expertise
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| fish, cephalopods, meiofauna, phyto- and zoobenthos, phanerogams |
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Specimen collections
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| yes | | no | |
Brief description : osteichthyes, cephalopods and echinoderms of Northern Tyrrhenian Sea |
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Hosting facilities for visiting scientists
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| yes | | no |
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Capacity and brief description of library
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 CIESM GUIDE OF COASTAL INSTITUTES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS
Last update : 06/03/2020
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