Horizon Europe · Biodiversity and Natural Resources
Understanding the nature and the extent of the effects of PFAS on biodiversity and ecosystem services
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Expected Outcome: Proposals are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes: the mechanistic understanding of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) effects on biodiversity, on ecosystems and on ecosystem services is improved and evaluations of their extent are available; research needs to close knowledge gaps and to address issues on biodiversity and ecosystem services are better identified; the new knowledge can be integrated by policymakers in their decisions related to biodiversity protection and restoration, environmental protection and protection of human health as well as in socio-economic cost-benefit analysis for policy measures on PFAS. Scope: PFAS pollution significantly impacts human health and the environment. Addressing PFAS is notably a flagship action under the Water Resilience Strategy [1] . There is growing evidence on impacts on biodiversity above… more
Biodiversity conservationBiodiversity monitoringBiodiversity status and trendsConservation biology, ecology, geneticsEcology (theoretical and experimental; population, species and community level)EnvironmentEnvironment, resources and sustainabilityEnvironmental protectionEnvironmental risk measurementEnvironmental stressorsEnvironmental toxicology at the population and ecosystems levelMicrobiologyNatural resources and environmental economicsNature conservationPlant biologyPlant toxicology
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%90BURAK SARI
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%89ALİ KAVGACI
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%86HÜSEYİN AMBARLI
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%85ÇAĞATAY TAVŞANOĞLU
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%84ABUZER ÇELEKLİ
Shared topics: Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
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%83DUYGU BERDİ
Shared topics: Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics · Marine and coastal ecosystems
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%83MUSTAFA KORKMAZ
Shared topics: Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics · Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
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%83ÜLKÜ NİHAN YAZGAN TAVŞANOĞLU
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%81DİDEM AMBARLI
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%81OKAN ÜRKER
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%80FİDAN ŞEVVAL BULUT
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%80HASAN VOLKAN ORAL
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%79EMRE KESKİN
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%77ANIL SOYUMERT ERTÜRK
Shared topics: Ecology and biodiversity studies
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%77EVRİM SİBEL ÖNEL
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%77MORTEZA NADERI
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%76MURAT SARGINCI
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%76NURDAN ERDOĞAN
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%76SULTAN SEVİNÇ KURT KONAKOĞLU
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%76TUĞBA ÖZAKTAŞ
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%76ÇAĞAN HAKKI ŞEKERCİOĞLU
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%76ÖZGÜN EMRE CAN
Research topics: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation · Species Distribution and Climate Change · Human-Animal Interaction Studies
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%75ALİ İHSAN KADIOĞULLARI
Shared topics: Land Use and Ecosystem Services
Overlapping papers: Forest Biodiversity, Carbon Sequestration, and Wood Production: Modeling Synergies and Trade-Offs for Ten Forest Landscapes Accross Europe (2020) · Evaluating land use land cover changes and fragmentation in the Camili forest planning unit of northeastern Turkey from 1972 to 2005 (2007)
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%75ANIL AKIN TANRIÖVER
Shared topics: Land Use and Ecosystem Services
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%75DERYA GÜLÇİN
Shared topics: Land Use and Ecosystem Services
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%75GAMZE TANIK
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%75ÜSTÜNER BİRBEN
Shared topics: Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
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%74AYHAN ATEŞOĞLU
Shared topics: Land Use and Ecosystem Services
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%74BEGÜM ECE TOHUMCU
Research topics: Marine Ecology and Invasive Species · Marine Biology and Ecology Research · Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
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%74BEYZA USTAOĞLU
Shared topics: Land Use and Ecosystem Services
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