Projects

PROJECT TITLE

Un enfoque funcional del ecosistema de Posidonia en el Mediterráneo

FUNDING ENTITY CEE (EV4v-0139-B)

DURATION FROM: 1989 TO:  1992

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: M. Jangoux (Free University of Brussels), MA Mateo, team member.

PROJECT TITLE

The detrital compartment in estuarine macrophyte systems

FINANCING ENTITY Caixa de Barcelona

DURATION FROM: 1989 TO:     1990

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: J. Romero (UB), MA Mateo, team member.

PROJECT TITLE 

Nutrient dynamics in the Posidonia oceanica meadows of the Tabarca marine reserve

FUNDING ENTITY: Juan Gil Albert Institute of Culture – Alicante Provincial Council

DURATION FROM: 1990 TO:     1991

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: J. Romero (UB), MA Mateo, team member.

PROJECT TITLE  

The cycles of matter and hypogeal necromass in Posidonia oceanica meadows

FUNDING ENTITY CIRIT (Government of Catalonia)

DURATION FROM: 1990 TO:     1991

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: M.A. Mateo (University of Barcelona)

PROJECT TITLE  

Fate of primary production in systems dominated by marine macrophytes: assessments of necromass and its ecological significance.

FUNDING ENTITY CICYT (CE89-0017)

DURATION FROM: 1990 TO: 1992

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: J. Romero (UB), MA Mateo, team member.

TITLE OF THE PROJECT  

Temporal Monitoring of the Medes Islands Nature Reserve. Biological Status of the Posidonia oceanica Meadow of the Medes Islands.

FUNDING ENTITY  General Directorate of Natural Environment, Government of Catalonia (PCC 10.05.227.07/5)

DURATION FROM: 1992 TO:    1999

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Joandomènec Ros (J. Romero), MA Mateo, member of the work team.

PROJECT TITLE

Element stocks and fluxes in the Posidonia ecosystem of the Mediterranean

FINANCING ENTITY CEE (STEP-0063-C)

DURATION FROM: 1992 TO:     1993

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: M. Jangoux (Free University of Brussels), MA Mateo, team member.

PROJECT TITLE 

Measurement of seagrass production using the ¹³C stable isotope compared with the classical O₂ and ¹⁴C methods

FUNDING ENTITY  Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW)

DURATION FROM: 1996 TO:     1997

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: M. A. Mateo (Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Netherlands)

TITLE OF THE PROJECT 

Anthropogenically induced changes in groundwater outflow and quality, and the functioning of the eastern African nearshore ecosystems (Tracing groundwater effects on lagoonal seagrasses) GROFLO.

FUNDING ENTITY European Union (INCO: IC18-CT96-0065)

DURATION FROM: 1996 TO:     1998

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: M. A. Hemminga (Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Netherlands). MA Mateo, team member.

TITLE OF THE PROJECT 

Water quality: numerical-experimental study of biogeochemical flows in the Mediterranean coastal strip

FUNDING ENTITY CICYT (MAR96-1865)

DURATION FROM: 1996 TO:     1997

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: A. Sánchez-Arcilla (UB, J. Flos), MA Mateo, team member.

TITLE OF THE PROJECT  

Study of the potential of isotopic techniques as selection criteria in genetic improvement strategies for cereals (Increasing the efficiency of genetic selection in cereals for Spanish conditions: physiological selection parameters).

FUNDING ENTITY CICYT (PB97-0865)

DURATION FROM: 1999 TO:     2001

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: José Luis Araus Ortega (University of Barcelona). MA Mateo, member of the research team.

PROJECT TITLE  

The carbon balance in the marine phanerogam Posidonia oceanica: interannual fluctuations, ecosystem-level consequences, and application to management and environmental diagnosis issues.

FUNDING ENTITY CICYT (MAR98-0356)

DURATION FROM: 1999 TO:     2001

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Javier Romero Martinengo (University of Barcelona). MA Mateo, member of the research team.

PROJECT TITLE 

Reconstruction of the environmental conditions of crops at the beginning of agriculture based on the analysis of archaeological cereal remains.

FUNDING ENTITY MCyT (BTE2001-3421-C02-01)

DURATION FROM: 2002 TO:     2004

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: José Luis Araus Ortega (University of Barcelona). MA Mateo, member of the research team.

PROJECT TITLE  

Effects of nutrient release from Mediterranean fish farms on benthic vegetation in coastal systems (MEDVEG).

FUNDING ENTITY European Union (QLRT-2000-02456)

DURATION FROM: 2002 TO:     2004

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Marianne Holmer (National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark). MA Mateo, collaborator in campaigns and work on ‘isotopic ecology’.

PROJECT TITLE 

ANSER - Ancient Maritime Routes of the Mediterranean - European Programme Interreg IIIB Medocc.

FUNDING ENTITY: EUROPEAN UNION

DURATION FROM: November 2001 TO: November 2004

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Rafael Azuar (Provincial Archaeological Museum of Alicante). MA Mateo, member of the work team. Conducting sampling and datings of ¹⁴C in bushes of P. oceanica in Alicante.

PROJECT TITLE

From the river catchment areas to the sea: comparative and integrated approach to the ecology of Mediterranean coastal zones for sustainable management

FUNDING ENTITY: European Union (INCO: MED-CORE, ICA3-2001-10028)

DURATION FROM: December 2002 TO:     November 2005

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Javier Romero / Miguel Ángel Mateo (University of Barcelona)

PROJECT TITLE

The millenary deposits of Posidonia oceanica: a first approach to the paleoecology of a marine phanerogam during the recent Holocene (PALEOMED)

FUNDING ENTITY: MCyT – CICYT (BOS2002-02247)

Budget: 19.000 €

DURATION FROM: 01 November 2002 TO:   31 October 2005

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Miguel Ángel Mateo (University of Barcelona – CEAB-CSIC)

PROJECT TITLE

La importancia de las macrofitas arrastradas por la playa como recursos tróficos para las especies de artrópodos que habitan en el sargazo de las costas arenosas mediterráneas (WRACK)

FUNDING ENTITY MEC-CSIC, Bilateral Project: CSIC-CNR (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) (Ref.: 2004IT0026; Agreement: 01IT0001) – Budget: per diems and travel expenses.

DURATION FROM: February 2005 TO:     January 2007

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Miguel Ángel Mateo (CEAB-CSIC)

PROJECT TITLE 

The carbon sink associated with marine macrophytes and the development of its potential in paleoecology and environmental management (SUMAR I)

Budget: 7000 € – BRIDGE MODE

FUNDING ENTITY MEC – National Plan (CTM2005-00132/ MAR)

DURATION FROM: 1 November 2005 TO:    31 October 2006

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Miguel Ángel Mateo (CEAB-CSIC).

PROJECT TITLE 

Magnitude of the carbon sink associated with the marine phanerogam Posidonia oceanica and its potential in paleoecology (CARBOMED)

Budget 140.000 €.

FUNDING ENTITY CSIC – Intramural Frontier Project (CSIC-PIF2005: 200530F0230)

DURATION FROM: 1 November 2005 TO:     31 October 2007

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Miguel Ángel Mateo (CEAB-CSIC). Coordinator.

PROJECT TITLE

Sustainable management of the Mediterranean coastal fresh and transitional water bodies: a socio-economic and environmental analysis of changes and trends to enhance and sustain stakeholders' benefits (WADI)

Budget: 133.000 €.

FUNDING ENTITY European Union (INCO-CT2005-015226)

DURATION FROM: 1 November 2005 TO:   31 October 2008

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Miguel Ángel Mateo (CEAB-CSIC)

PROJECT TITLE 

The carbon sink associated with marine macrophytes and the development of its potential in paleoecology and environmental management (SUMAR II)

Budget: 95.000 €.

FUNDING ENTITY MEC – National Plan (CTM2006-12492/ MAR)

DURATION FROM: 2006 TO:    31/12/2010

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Miguel Ángel Mateo (CEAB-CSIC).

PROJECT TITLE

Analysis and monitoring of the ecological impact of the extreme storm of Saint Stephen's Day (26/12/08) about the coastal ecosystems of the northern Spanish Levant

Budget: 65.689,85 €.

FUNDING ENTITY CSIC – Co-financed Intramural Projects (200430E599)

DURATION FROM: 01/04/2009 TO:    31/12/2010

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Miguel Ángel Mateo (CEAB-CSIC).

PROJECT TITLE

The role of Mediterranean seagrass meadows in the global carbon cycle

Budget: 30.000 €.

FUNDING ENTITY CSIC – Co-financed Intramural Projects (200930I114)

DURATION FROM: 01/01/2010 TO: 31/12/2010

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Miguel Ángel Mateo (CEAB-CSIC).

PROJECT TITLE

Carbon preservation in seagrass ecosystems – characterising Australia’s Blue Carbon reserves.

Budget: AUD 16,640.00

FUNDING ENTITY: AINSE (Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering; ALNGRA12 011P).

DURATION FROM: 01/01/2011 TO: 31/12/2012

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Paul Lavery (ECU), MA Mateo, research team member.

PROJECT TITLE

Protection of coastal ecosystems and marine natural resources.

Budget: AUD 890,000.00.

FUNDING ENTITY Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research), Collaborative Research Networks (CRN) Program CRN2011:05

DURATION FROM: 01/01/2012 TO: 31/12/2014

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Paul Lavery (ECU), MA Mateo, research team member.

TITLE OF THE PROJECT 

Blue-Carbon stores in Australia’s seagrass ecosystems – how much and how variable? – Budget: AUD 35,750.00

FUNDING ENTITY Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE)

DURATION FROM: 01/01/2012 TO: 31/12/2014 

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Paul Lavery (ECU), MA Mateo, research team member.

PROJECT TITLE 

Assessing the capacity of seagrass sediments to sequester carbon dioxide and metal pollution: past, present and future scenarios. ECU-IC (University-Industry). Budget: AUD 26,066.00

FUNDING ENTITY ECU-Industry Collaboration Scheme.

DURATION FROM: 01/01/2014 TO: 31/12/2015

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Paul Lavery (ECU). MA Mateo, member of the research team.

PROJECT TITLE

Advances in sampling techniques, biogeochemical characterisation, and quantification of the millenary deposits of seagrasses (SUMILEN) – Budget: 160.000 €.

FUNDING ENTITY Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO), State Plan, CTM2013-47728-R

DURATION FROM: 01/01/2014 (admin.; effective 2015) TO: 31/12/2017

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Miguel Ángel Mateo (CEAB-CSIC)

PROJECT TITLE

Millennial changes in the ecosystems of insular National Parks: disturbances, resilience, and trends according to the archive of marine phanerogams (PALEOPARK) – Budget: 111.034,80 €.

FUNDING ENTITY Autonomous Agency of National Parks (MAGRAMA), 1104/2014.

DURATION FROM: 02/12/2014 TO: 01/12/2017

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Miguel Ángel Mateo (CEAB-CSIC)

PROJECT TITLE

Andalusian blue carbon for climate change mitigation: quantification and valuation mechanisms.

(LIFE BLUE NATURA) – LIFE14 CCM/ES/000957 – Budget: 859.389,76€.

FUNDING ENTITY European Union, LIFE 2014 CLIMATE.

DURATION FROM: 01/08/2015 TO: 30/12/2021

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Miguel Ángel Mateo (CEAB-CSIC)

PROJECT TITLE

Development of Guidelines for the Implementation of Blue Carbon in the Telašćica MPA Management Plan – Budget: 31 200 €.

FUNDING ENTITY MedPan (https://medpan.org/)

DURATION FROM: January/2019 – TO: December/2019

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Telašćica Nature Park (Croatia). MA Mateo, advisor and trainer in the field of Blue Carbon.

LINKS: Project – Activities

PROJECT TITLE

Seafloor Intelligent Robot Exploration and Classification (SIREC) – PID2020-116736RB-I00 – Budget: 249.260 €

FUNDING ENTITY: Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.

DURATION FROM: 2021 – TO: 2024

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Rafael García (Computer Vision and Robotics Institute, University of Girona). MA Mateo, subcontracted collaborator.

PROJECT TITLE

Environmental change in Mediterranean coastal ecosystems in response to pressures (MEDCHANGE) – PID2020-117639GB-I00 – Budget: 165.000 €

FUNDING ENTITY: Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.

DURATION FROM: 01/09/2021 – TO: 31/08/2024

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS: Miguel Ángel Mateo and Òscar Serrano (CEAB-CSIC).

PROJECT TITLE

Posidonia oceanica: thousands of years providing services in Calvià

Budget: €3000.

FUNDING ENTITY Marilles Foundation

DURATION FROM: July/2021 – TO: December/2021

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Miguel Ángel Mateo (CEAB-CSIC)

PROJECT TITLE

Ecological and economic benefits associated with Cymodocea nodosa meadows in the Bay of Roses (GRAM) – Budget: 10.000€.

FUNDING ENTITY: Alive Foundation

DURATION FROM: June/2021 – TO: May/2022

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS: Òscar Serrano (CEAB-CSIC). MA Mateo, research team member.

PROJECT TITLE

Desentrañando la influencia relativa del clima y el cambio en el uso del suelo en la retención de nitrógeno en sedimentos costeros del Mar Báltico durante los últimos 300 años – Ref: 21-PD2-0001.

BUDGET: 269.367,53€ (2,836,000 SEK).

FUNDING ENTITY: Östersiö-Stiftelsen, The Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies.

DURATION FROM: 01/01/2022 – UNTIL: 31/12/2023

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Martin Dahl (Södertörn University, School of Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies and CEAB-CSIC). MA Mateo, IP external host institution.

LINKS: Summary of the original web project

PROJECT TITLE

Development of an avoided degradation blue carbon financing mechanism through eco-mooring installation on a Posidonia oceanica meadow – Ref: (VAPC) 20223850.

BUDGET: 20.000 €

FUNDING ENTITY: BlueSeeds

DURATION FROM: 10/01/2022 – UNTIL: 10/09/2022

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Miguel Ángel Mateo

PROJECT TITLE

Enhancing social well-being and economic prosperity by reinforcing the EFFECTIVEness of protection and restoration management in Mediterranean MPAs (EFFECTIVE) – Ref: 101112752.

BUDGET: 700.125 €

FUNDING ENTITY: European Union – HORIZON-MISS-2022-OCEAN-01

DURATION FROM: 2023 – TO: 2026

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Rafael Sardà

PROJECT TITLE

Baltic

REFERENCE:  21-PD2-0001

DURATION FROM: 2022 – TO: 2023

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS: Martin Dahl (Sweden), Miguel Ángel Mateo Mínguez (Spain), Òscar Serrano (Spain)