Description
The marine ecosystem of the island of El Hierro, one of the richest and most sensitive of the Spanish region, is experiencing the consequences of the first recorded underwater eruption in the Canary Islands in the last 500 years of volcanological history. The main objective of VULCANO is to characterize the marine ecosystem from a physical-chemical-biological approach in order to quantify the environmental impact caused by the eruptive process. This main aim splits into five particular objectives: 1) to characterize the ecosystem before and after the eruption process, 2) to study the spatio-temporal variability of physical, chemical and biogeochemical properties, 3) to evaluate the impact of the eruptive process on lower trophic levels and 4) Characterization of the physiographic, morphological and structural changes on the seafloor associeted to submarine eruptions and 5) the data integration in existing databases, implementation and dissemination by viewers. These objectives will be accomplished through the development of a multidisciplinary working plan which includes the realization of 3 oceanographic cruises and satellite observations.
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