EUSeaMap 2019, A European broad-scale seabed habitat map, technical report
| Type | Scientific report | ||||||||
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| Date | 2020 | ||||||||
| Language | English | ||||||||
| Ref. | EASME/EMFF/2018/1.3.1.8/Lot2/SI2.810241– EMODnet Thematic Lot n° 2 – Seabed Habitats | ||||||||
| Author(s) | Vasquez Mickael 6, Manca Eleonora9, Inghilesi Roberto8, Martin Simon, Agnesi Sabrina8, Al Hamdani Zyad4, Annunziatellis Aldo8, Bekkby Trine11, Pesch Roland1, Askew Natalie9, Bentes Luis2, Castle Lewis9, Doncheva Valentina7, Drakopoulou Vivi5, Gonçalves Jorge2, Laamanen Leena12, Lillis Helen9, Loukaidi Valia5, McGrath Fergal10, Mo Giulia8, Monteiro Pedro2, Muresan Mihaela3, O'Keeffe Eimear10, Populus Jacques6, Pinder Jordan9, Ridgeway Amy9, Sakellariou Dimitris5, Simboura Mika5, Teaca Adrian3, Tempera Fernando6, Todorova Valentina7, Tunesi Leonardo8, Virtanen Elina12 |
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| Affiliation(s) | 1 : Bioconsult Schuchardt&Scholle Gbr (“Bioconsult”), Reeder-Bischoff-Straße 54, 28757 Bremen, Germany 2 : Centre of Marine Sciences (“CCMAR”), Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-032 Faro, Portugal 3 : National Institute of Research and Development for Marine Geology and Geoecology (“GeoEcoMar”), 23-25 Dimitrie Onciul Street, Sector 2, RO-024053, Bucharest, Romania 4 : Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (”GEUS”). Øster Voldgade 10, 1350, Copenhagen K, Denmark 5 : Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (“HCMR”), Public Body, 46.7km Athens-Sounio Ave, Anavissos, 19013, Greece 6 : Institut Français de Recherche pour l’Exploitation de la Mer (“Ifremer”), 1625 route de Sainte-Anne, Zone industrielle de la Pointe du Diable, 29280 Plouzané, France 7 : Institute of Oceanology, Bulgarian Academy of Science (“IO-BAS”), First May Str 40, 9000 Varna, Bulgaria 8 : Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (“ISPRA”), Via Vitaliano Brancati, 48 – 00144 – Roma – Italy 9 : JNCC Support Co (“JNCC”), Monkstone House, City Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 1JY, UK 10 : Marine Institute, Rinville, Oranmore, Co. Galway, Ireland 11 : Norwegian Institute for Water Research (gNIVAh), Gaustadalleen 21, NO]0349 Oslo, Norway 12 : Finnish Environment Institute (“SYKE”), Mechelininkatu 34a, P.O. Box 140, 00251 Helsinki, Finland |
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| DOI | 10.13155/74782 | ||||||||
| Publisher | EMODnet | ||||||||
| Abstract | EUSeaMap 2019 is the third iteration of EUSeaMap. All versions have been produced as part of the EMODnet Seabed Habitats project, which is one of several thematic lots in EMODnet. The project has brought together a European consortium of specialists in benthic ecology and seabed habitat mapping. The partners first collaborated in EMODnet phase 1 (2009-2012) to deliver a prototype predictive seabed habitat map in four trial basins (Greater North Sea, Celtic Seas, Baltic, Western Mediterranean). This predictive model was named EUSeaMap (Cameron and Askew, 2011). In EMODnet Phase 2 (2012-2016), the consortium extended EUSeaMap coverage to all European regions (Populus et al, 2017). In the new version, the spatial coverage was extended further North in order to include the Barents Sea. The spatial detail was substantially improved. This was made possible by improvements to the physical predictor variables created by the other EMODnet lots which are the input data to the EUSeaMap model. A substantial revision of the map creation process has also been carried out in order to make it more reproducible. This document describes all these modifications which have led to the elaboration of EUSeaMap 2019. |
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