Baseline report. Deliverable 2.1 of the LIFE NatuReef project: Nature-based reef solution for coastal protection and marine biodiversity enhancement. LIFE22-NAT-IT-LIFE-NatuReef/101113742

The primary aim of this report is to provide the necessary habitat and biodiversity baseline (ante operam, the condition prior to the activity taking place) of the marine and coastal areas at the Bevano river mouth to allow the proper design and implementation of the “basal limestone reef” and the superimposed biogenic reefs. This baseline will also provide the reference condition for the subsequent habitat and biodiversity monitoring, necessary to evaluate the achievement of the project objectives in terms of habitat and species conservation, and biodiversity and reef restoration. The report includes: ● Terrain and marine morphology ● Metocean conditions ● Evolution of coastline, beach-dune system morphology, and vegetation cover ● Soft bottom habitats, communities, and biodiversity ● Ornithofauna