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Acknowledgements
We are especially indebted to Silvano Bencivelli, Paola Magri and their collaborators (Servizio Ambiente, Province of Ferrara) for their hospitality and superb organisation. Madeleine Rizzi, and co-workers (JRC) provided valuable assistance in the organisation phase and during the conference. We acknowledge the scientific support of Drs Thang Do Chi (Université Montpellier II and DITTY Project), Steve Eisenreich, and Nicholas Murray (IES-JRC), Robert R. Christian (East Carolina University), Alberto Basset (University of Lecce), Hartwig Kremer (LOICZ-IPO, Texel, NL), Alessandro Bergamasco (CNR-IAMC, Messina), and anonymous referees who contributed to the revision of the submitted manuscripts. Mr. Davide Nardini (Administration of the Province of Ferrara), Vadis Paesanti, and Diego Viviani (Municipality of Goro) hosted a wonderful visit to the Sacca di Goro lagoon.
Organizers and Sponsors
JRC-IES: European Commission, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy.
LaguNet: Italian Network for Ecological Research in Coastal Zone and Transitional Areas, at the Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Parma, Italy.
Servizio Ambiente, Province of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Department of Biology, University of Ferrara, Italy.
ELOISE: European Commission, DG Research, Brussels, Belgium.
LOICZ-IGBP: LOICZ International Project Office, Texel, The Netherlands.
PNEC-Chantier Lagunes Méditerranéennes. Coastal Environment National Program (Ifremer,
CNRS, IRD, Total, CNES, BRGM, Cemagref), France.
With the support of DITTY (Development of Information Technology Tools for the management of European Southern lagoons under the influence of river-basin runoff), an EU funded project in the Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development programme of the European Commission (contract EVK3-CT-2002-00084).
