RESULTS

The success of a project can be measured at its results and products. The results of HIMOM will be beneficial for all users concerned with the preservation of intertidal flats in a narrow and wider sense, and will also provide a basis for providing information for the interested public.

Come here to First Results of the SEE Simultanous Estaury Experiment

The project HIMOM has been designed in such a way that products will be available at the end of the project. These products comprise:

  1. Scientific publications: These serve as the basis for dissemination of the results, for scientific discussion, for future work aiming at improving the elements of the HMM and are a contribution to the state description of the investigated intertidal areas.
  2. HMM system CD ROM: This is a prototype and demonstrator of the system of hierarchical monitoring methods used. This HMM system has the potential to be widely used among coastal management authorities. Even though the project produces guidelines for implementation in an local application, the end-users might be interested in obtaining support from an independent consultant. As an example, the selection of the proper remote sensing techniques and the identification of the most cost-effective data provider might be easier with such assistance.
  3. Benthic Algae Fluorometer (BALF): The objective is the further development of a simple portable fluorometer to determine the quantity of benthic microalgae and the relative species composition (functional groups). Hansatech, a leading UK company in photosynthetic instruments and producer of several modulated fluorometers has expressed interest in this product.
  4. The results from the seasonal measurements are organised in the HIMOM iMap, an internet based tool for visualize and exchange the data. The tool is password protected and and only for project internal use since now.
  5. The results of the SEE campaign can have been organized in the FORUM, where also comments and discussion can be added.

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