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| Andersen, Jesper H.; Manca, Eleonora; Agnesi, Sabrina; Al-hamdani, Zyad; Lillis, Helen; Mo, Giulia; Populus, Jacques; Reker, Johnny; Tunesi, Leonardo; Vasquez, Mickaël. |
| We have analyzed the development of “Broad-Scale Seabed Habitat Maps” (BSHM) and their potential use in a European context with regard to the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) implementation, MPA designation and network assessment as well as other applications of BSHMs. The analyses are anchored in BSHMs developed by a series of interlinked EU projects (e.g. UKSeaMap, BALANCE, MESH, Mesh Atlantic, EUSeaMap 2012, and EUSeaMap 2016) and all maps are based on environmental data. Some EU Member States have used BSHMs as part of their MSFD Initial Assessments published in 2012. However, we conclude that BSHMs are a prerequisite for another key MSFD activity, i.e. mapping of potentially cumulative effects of multiple human stressors. Further, BSHMs... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Benthic Habitats; Mapping; Ecosystem-Based Management; Marine Strategy Framework Directive; Marine Protected Areas (MPA). |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00426/53719/54588.pdf |
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