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ArchiMer
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| País: |
France
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| Título: |
Using EUNIS habitat classification for benthic mapping in European seas: Present concerns and future needs
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| Autores: |
Galparsoro, Ibon
Connor, David W.
Borja, Angel
Aish, Annabelle
Amorim, Patricia
Bajjouk, Touria
Chambers, Caroline
Coggan, Roger
Dirberg, Guillaume
Ellwood, Helen
Evans, Douglas
Goodin, Kathleen L.
Grehan, Anthony
Haldin, Jannica
Howell, Kerry
Jenkins, Chris
Michez, Noemie
Mo, Giulia
Buhl-mortensen, Pal
Pearce, Bryony
Populus, Jacques
Salomidi, Maria
Sanchez, Francisco
Serrano, Alberto
Shumchenia, Emily
Tempera, Fernando
Vasquez, Mickael
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| Data: |
2012-12
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| Ano: |
2012
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| Palavras-chave: |
Habitat classification scheme
EUNIS
Marine habitats
Habitat mapping
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| Resumo: |
The EUNIS (European Union Nature Information System) habitat classification system aims to provide a common European reference set of habitat types within a hierarchical classification, and to cover all terrestrial, freshwater and marine habitats of Europe. The classification facilitates reporting of habitat data in a comparable manner, for use in nature conservation (e.g. inventories, monitoring and assessments), habitat mapping and environmental management. For the marine environment the importance of a univocal habitat classification system is confirmed by the fact that many European initiatives, aimed at marine mapping, assessment and reporting, are increasingly using EUNIS habitat categories and respective codes. For this reason substantial efforts have been made to include information on marine benthic habitats from different regions, aiming to provide a comprehensive geographical coverage of European seas. However, there still remain many concerns on its applicability as only a small fraction of Europe's seas are fully mapped and increasing knowledge and application raise further issues to be resolved. This paper presents an overview of the main discussion and conclusions of a workshop, organised by the MeshAtlantic project, focusing upon the experience in using the EUNIS habitats classification across different countries and seas, together with case studies. The aims of the meeting were to: (i) bring together scientists with exper_ience_in the use of the EUNIS marine classification and representatives from the European Environment Agency (EEA); (ii) agree on enhancements to EUNIS that ensure an improved representation of the European marine habitats; and (iii) establish practices that make marine habitat maps produced by scientists more consistent with the needs of managers and decision-makers. During the workshop challenges for the future development of EUNIS were identified, which have been classified into five categories: (1) structure and hierarchy; (2) biology; (3) terminology; (4) mapping; and (5) future development. The workshop ended with a declaration from the attendees, with recommendations to the EEA and European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity, to take into account the outputs of the workshop, which identify weaknesses in the current classification and include proposals for its modification, and to devise a process to further develop the marine component of the EUNIS habitat classification. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Text
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Inglês
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http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00125/23663/22686.pdf
DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.10.010
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| Editor: |
Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd
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| Relação: |
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00125/23663/
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| Formato: |
application/pdf
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| Fonte: |
Marine Pollution Bulletin (0025-326X) (Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd), 2012-12 , Vol. 64 , N. 12 , P. 2630-2638
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| Direitos: |
2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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