PRESERVE WETLANDS

Plant Roots as bio-foundations for rESiliEnt tRansitional enVironmEnts

– PRESERVE –

A field – lab – modelling research project to investigate the role of the soil-root mechanics in the long-term resilience of salt marshes

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PRESERVE is funded by the European Union

(call MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022)

The project is subdivided into two phases.

An outgoing phase of 24 months in a non-EU country (UD Delaware, US) and

an incoming phase of 12 months in an EU country (University of Padova, Italy).

Project number

101108491

Type of action

HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-GF

Starting date

1 July 2024

Duration

36 months

Participants

UNIPD UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA (IT)
UDEL UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (US)
BAW BUNDESANSTALT FUR WASSERBAU (DE)

Researcher

Claudia Zoccarato

Overall objective

Investigate the use of nature-based solutions to sustainably manage and restore natural or reclaimed wetland ecosystems. This is achieved by providing an improved understanding of the key interplay between physical and biological/bio-geochemical processes and investigating the role of vegetation, especially the mutual interactions between roots and soils.

Previous experiments

  • Four loading tests in the Lagoon of Venice (IT)
  • Eodometric tests in the lab
  • Reconstruction of the subsoil architecture

Novelties

  • Innovative experimental field apparatus
  • Insights from mesocosm laboratory measurements
  • Two-way coupling of morphodynamical and geomechanical models.

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