ISOLUME

IndicatorS Of changing Lightscapes in Underwater Marine Ecosystems (ISOLUME)

Coordinated by Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) and the University of Plymouth (UoP). Part of the JPI Oceans Joint Call on Changing Marine Lightscapes, this project focuses on assessing how marine lightscapes have changed across European sea basins over decadal timescales, due to coastal darkening (COD) and artificial light at night (ALAN). It will determine drivers, sources and impacts of these changes at both large and small scales. The scientific evidence-based knowledge developed in ISOLUME will be used to develop a roadmap for implementing changing marine lightscapes as an indicator in management policies, monitoring programmes and essential ocean (biodiversity) variables. The project uniquely investigates four dimensions of marine lightscapes: intensity, location, timing, and spectra, with a focus on changes over the recent 25 years and projections until 2050.

AquaPLAN coordinator Elena Maggi (University of Pisa) is a member of the ISOLUME Science Advisory and Stakeholder Panel (SASP).