To assess the effects of different human activities on biodiversity in Chinese coastal waters with a view to developing a management strategy for sustainable use in the area. The purpose of this project is to use the expertise of visiting personnel and the collaboration of local staff and students to assess the effects of different human activities on biodiversity in Chinese coastal waters, initially the Bohai Sea, with a view to developing a management strategy for sustainable use in the area. It is providing training in marine sampling methods, meiofaunal taxonomy, monitoring, statistical design and analysis for community studies for staff members and for 3 students at the Ocean University of Qingdao.
2 Darwin Fellows received PhD degrees, 31 university staff and students trained and Darwin library established at the Ocean University of Qingdao; research conducted on human impact on coastal habitats, and evaluation of techniques for rapid assessment of biodiversity; scientific publications and local publicity.
