Sardinia

Field context:

The coastal ponds of Mari Ermi (western Sardinia) where actual stromatolites were discovered. These stromatolites are cerebroidal and digital.

Field Objectives:

Better understand the hydrological cycle of the lagoon and the geochemistry of the waters of Mari Ermi. Waters subject to strong physico-chemical variations, especially salinity.

Implemented actions:

Sampling of waters, sediments, current biofilms and of course stromatolites.

Note also that a collaboration is set up with the staff of the protection of the marine area of the peninsula of Sinis (arina marina protetta penisola del sinis) in order to set up a more regular monitoring of the physico-chemical variations of the lagoons and more frequent sampling.