This report presents the assessment of French Mediterranean benthic habitats’ sensitivity to physical anthropogenic pressures, based on best available knowledge, and in collaboration with scientific experts.
It summarises the methodological framework and limitations, and provides assessment matrices for each habitat. Each matrix displays, for each pressure, a resistance score, a resilience score and a combined sensitivity score, with associated confidence indices, and a description of the evidence base and type.
The generic sensitivity assessments produced by this project aim to serve as a tool in helping the monitoring and management of the marine environment, notably in assessing the risks posed by human activities to benthic habitats.