- Title
- Adriatic habitats
- Abstract
This layer is a predictive EUNIS seabed habitat map for the Adriatic Sea. It was performed within the framework of EMODnet Phase 2 Thematic Lot n° 3 (aka EUSeaMap2). It is a preliminary version which will be refined during the course of the project.
You can find more information at the official website: http://www.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/- Publication Date
- Sept. 26, 2014, 9:26 a.m.
- Type
- Vector Data
- Keywords
- Oceanographic geographical features , Marine habitat mapping , Bio-geographical regions , Hydrography , bathymetry
- Category
- Environmental Protection
- Marine Protected Areas, Natura 2000, other protection areas
- Owner
- EMODnet
- Maintenance Frequency
- Data Is Updated As Deemed Necessary
- Restrictions
- Data is freely available for research or commercial use providing that the originators are acknowledged in any publications produced Other constraints: has to be cited this way in other maps: "Source EMODnet"
- Edition
- V1
- Purpose
Marine spatial planning
- Language
- English
- Data Quality
In order to obtain a habitat map from the various inputs (substrate types, bathymetry, light
attenuation (K DPAR ), etc.), a series of GIS processing steps have to be executed.- Supplemental Information
The layer was created using two pre-processed input datasets: substrate and biological zone.
The seabed substrate type layer was a compendium of historical maps (Emodnet phase 2 Geology lot first release + IBCM map). The biological zones layer, available in this catalog under the title 'Biological zones of the Adriatic Sea', was modeled thanks to layers of bathymetry and light attenuation.
The map follows the EUNIS 2007-11 classification system. It does not include the intertidal zone.
The study followed the methodology developped within the EUSeaMap project (EMODnet phase 1). For more details about the methodology see EUSeaMap final report (Cameron and Askew, 2011) or Coltman et al., 2008. For more details about the current map see EUSeaMap2 interim report (EMODnet Thematic Lot n° 3, 2014)
Cameron, A., Askew, N. (eds.), 2011. EUSeaMap - Preparatory Action for development and assessment of a European broad-scale seabed habitat map final report. URL: http://jncc.gov.uk/euseamap
Coltman, N., Golding, N., Verling, E., 2008. Developing a broadscale predictive EUNIS habitat map for the MESH study area. 16 pp. URL: http://www.searchmesh.net/pdf/MESH%20EUNIS%20model.pdf.
EMODnet Thematic Lot n° 3, 2014. EMODnet Phase 2 - Annual (interim) report. Reporting Period: Sept. 2013 to Aug. 2014. URL: http://www.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/pdf/20140909_euseamap2_year1_report.pdfComplete metadata on the dataset: http://geo.ices.dk/geonetwork/srv/en/metadata.show?uuid=b340f9ec-527a-4d05-a68b-aac99cd14c74
- Spatial Representation Type
- vector data is used to represent geographic data
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