BIOFUN cruises
Edit by biofun_staff il July 07-2008
Galicia Bank (June 2008). Cruise on board R/V Belgica for meiofauna sampling on the Galicia Bank, NE Atlantic. PI: Ann Vanreusel, UGent, BE. Cruise report
Coring sampling and experiments on board R/V Belgica. Photos: Ellen Pape.
Central Mediterranean (June 2008). Cruise on board R/V Urania to the Central Mediterranean for deep-water ecosystems studies, from viruses to megafauna. PI: Stefano Aliani, La Spezia, IT. Urania cruise report, 2008 (download).
Galicia Bank (Sept-Oct 2008). Cruise on board R/V Pelagia to the Galicia Bank to sample bathyal and abyssal fauna from microbes to megafauna. PI: Marc Lavaleye, NIOZ, NL.
Trans-Mediterranean (June 2009). Multidisciplinar cruise on board the new Spanish R/V Sarmiento de Gamboa. Sampling from viruses to megafauna took place in the southern Balearic Sea, the western Ionian Sea, and the Cretan Sea. PI: Francesc Sardà, ICM, ES.
BIOFUN planned cruises
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Dates |
Area |
Ship |
Institute |
Contact person |
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9-17 June 2008 |
Galicia Bank |
Belgica |
UGent (BE) |
Ann Vanreusel |
|
11-24 June 2008 |
Ionian Sea |
Urania |
ISMAR-CNR (IT) |
Stefano Aliani |
|
Sept-Oct 2008 |
Galicia Bank |
Pelagia |
NIOZ (NL) |
Marc Lavaleye |
|
Sept-Oct 2008 |
Gulf of Lions & Catalan margin |
L’Europe |
CEFREM (FR) |
Serge Heussner |
|
May 2008 |
South Crete (HERMES cruise) |
Philia |
HCMR (GR) |
Nikolaos Lampadariou |
|
June 2009 |
Trans-Med cruise |
Sarmiento de Gamboa |
ICM-CSIC (ES) |
Francesc Sardà |
|
2009 |
W Mediterranean |
Pelagia |
NIOZ (NL) |
Marc Lavaleye |
|
2009 |
W Mediterranean |
Urania |
ISMAR-CNR (IT) |
Stefano Aliani |
|
2009 |
Central Mediterranean |
Merian |
SNG (DE) |
Michael Tuerkay |
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Oct-Nov 2009 |
W Mediterranean |
García del Cid |
ICM-CSIC (ES) |
Francesc Sardà |