- Tenth International Symposium Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques
- Edited by Laura Bonora, Marcantonio Catelani, Matteo De Vincenzi, Giorgio Matteucci
Empowering student engagement and environmental understanding: the Coastal Health Monitoring Scheme (CHMS) in the Balearic Islands, Spain
- Samuel Pinya Fernández
- Sergi Guasch-Martínez
- Joan Gil-Perelló
- Laia Brunet-Coll
- Alejandro Borrás
- Guillem Mateu-VIcens
- Pere Ferriol Bunyola
- Llorenç Gil Vives
- Silvia Tejada
- Antoni Sureda
- © 2024 Author(s) |
- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/979-12-215-0556-6.25
A partnership between the Iberostar Foundation and the University of the Balearic Islands through the Chair of the Sea, Coastal Health Monitoring Scheme has a dual purpose: training students in marine biodiversity monitoring and collecting critical coastal ecosystem data. Launched in 2021 on Ibiza with 12 stations, it now boasts 50 stations: 20 in Mallorca, 15 in Menorca, 10 in Ibiza, and 5 in Formentera. Undergraduate Biology students from the University of the Balearic Islands conduct this project. Each station undergoes comprehensive surveys in spring and summer, including three 60 m2 transects to quantify species density, focusing on sea urchins, sponges, sea cucumbers, and anemones. Population structure analysis is performed by measuring diameters of sea urchins and anemones. Variable-length transects assess benthic species like sea snails and limpets, while others study crab species diversity and Blennoidea fish abundance. Data collected forms a comprehensive biodiversity inventory, enhanced by submerged sand samples to measure organic content and granulometric composition. The CHMS's success is supported by the Iberostar Fdn., Baleària Fdn., local councils, and Island Councils, aiding in transportation, accommodation, and mobility. This collaborative approach enriches marine biology education and contributes valuable insights into coastal ecosystems.
- Keywords:
- Biodiversity,
- Monitoring Coastal Ecosystems,
- Coastal Health,
- Student empowering,
University of the Balearic Islands, Spain - ORCID: 0000-0001-5872-5440
University of the Balearic Islands, Spain
University of the Balearic Islands, Spain
University of the Balearic Islands, Spain
Iberostar Foundation, Spain
University of the Balearic Islands, Spain - ORCID: 0000-0003-3271-254X
University of the Balearic Islands, Spain - ORCID: 0000-0002-6847-8460
University of the Balearic Islands, Spain - ORCID: 0000-0003-1973-6897
University of the Balearic Islands, Spain - ORCID: 0000-0002-7498-6090
University of the Balearic Islands, Spain - ORCID: 0000-0001-8656-6838
- Borràs, M., Brunet-Coll L., Caballero, N., Gil-Perelló J., Guasch-Martínez, S., Fernández-Ruíz, J.F., Sanz-Gelabert, J., Salom-Vicens, L., Pinya, S. (2022) - Seguiment de les poblacions d’Holothuria tubulosa Gmelin 1791 a Eivissa i Formentera en el marc del programa de seguiment Coastal Health Monitoring Scheme: resultants preliminars. Proceedings of the VIII Jornades de Medi Ambient de les Illes Balears, Palma, Illes Balears, Spain, 23–25 November 2022, pp. 205–207
- Brunet-Coll L., Gil-Perelló J., Fernández-Ruíz, J.F., Borràs, M., Caballero, N., Guasch-Martínez, S., Sanz-Gelabert, J., Salom-Vicens, L., Pinya, S. (2022) - Seguiment de les poblacions de Anemonia sulcata (Pennant, 1777) i Aiptasia mutabilis (Gravenhorst, 1831) a Eivissa en el marc del programa de seguiment Coastal Health Monitoring Scheme: resultants preliminars. Proceedings of the VIII Jornades de Medi Ambient de les Illes Balears, Palma, Illes Balears, Spain, 23–25 November 2022, pp. 395–397
- Fernández-Ruíz, J.F., Borràs, M., Brunet-Coll L., Caballero, N., Gil-Perelló J., Guasch-Martínez, S., Sanz-Gelabert, J., Salom-Vicens, L., Pinya, S. (2022) - Seguiment de les poblacions de crancs litoral a l’illa d'Eivissa en el marc del programa de seguiment Coastal Health Monitoring Scheme: resultants preliminars. Proceedings of the VIII Jornades de Medi Ambient de les Illes Balears, Palma, Illes Balears, Spain, 23–25 November 2022, pp. 406–413
- Gil-Perelló J., Brunet-Coll L., Fernández-Ruíz, J.F., Borràs, M., Caballero, N., Guasch-Martínez, S., Sanz-Gelabert, J., Salom-Vicens, L., Pinya, S. (2022) - Seguiment de les poblacions de Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816I i Arbacia lixula (Linnaeus, 1754) a Eivissa en el marc del programa de seguiment Coastal Health Monitoring Scheme: resultants preliminars. Proceedings of the VIII Jornades de Medi Ambient de les Illes Balears, Palma, Illes Balears, Spain, 23–25 November 2022, pp. 280–282
- Guasch-Martínez, S., Borràs, M., Brunet-Coll L., Caballero, N., Gil-Perelló J., Fernández-Ruíz, J.F., Sanz-Gelabert, J., Salom-Vicens, L., Pinya, S. (2022) - Seguiment de les poblacions de Patella rustica Linnaeus, 1758, Patella caerulea Linnaeus, 1758 i Phorcus turbinatus (Born, 1870) a Eivissa en el marc del programa de seguiment Coastal Health Monitoring Scheme: resultants preliminars. Proceedings of the VIII Jornades de Medi Ambient de les Illes Balears, Palma, Illes Balears, Spain, 23–25 November 2022, pp. 225–228
- Salom-Vicens, L., Brunet-Coll L., Sanz-Gelabert, J., Borràs, M., Caballero, N., Gil-Perelló J., Guasch-Martínez, S., Fernández-Ruíz, J.F., Pinya, S. (2022) - Seguiment de les poblacions de Sarcotragus spinosulus Schmidt, 1862 i Sarcotragus fasciculatus (Pallas, 1766) a Eivissa en el marc del programa de seguiment Coastal Health Monitoring Scheme: resultants preliminars. Proceedings of the VIII Jornades de Medi Ambient de les Illes Balears, Palma, Illes Balears, Spain, 23–25 November 2022, pp. 233–235
- Sanz-Gelabert, J., Pinya, S. (2022) - Study and analysis of the allocation of coastal fish on the Pitiusian littoral. Proceedings of the VIII Jornades de Medi Ambient de les Illes Balears, Palma, Illes Balears, Spain, 23–25 November 2022, pp. 436–440
Chapter Information
Chapter Title
Empowering student engagement and environmental understanding: the Coastal Health Monitoring Scheme (CHMS) in the Balearic Islands, Spain
Authors
Samuel Pinya Fernández, Sergi Guasch-Martínez, Joan Gil-Perelló, Laia Brunet-Coll, Alejandro Borrás, Guillem Mateu-VIcens, Pere Ferriol Bunyola, Llorenç Gil Vives, Silvia Tejada, Antoni Sureda
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0556-6.25
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Book Title
Tenth International Symposium Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques
Book Subtitle
Livorno (Italy) 11th-13th June 2024
Editors
Laura Bonora, Marcantonio Catelani, Matteo De Vincenzi, Giorgio Matteucci
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0556-6
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979-12-215-0556-6
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979-12-215-0557-3
Series Title
Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques
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2975-0288