Naslov
Human activities and pressures for key European marine habitats ; a catalogue of map resources for the restoration project MERCES

Autori
Dailianis, Thanos ; Papadopoulou, Nadia ; Gerovasileiou, Vasilis ; Sevastou, Katerina ; Smith, Christopher J. ; Bekkby, Trine ; Bilan, Meri ; Boström, Christoffer ; Cerrano, Carlo ; Danovaro, Roberto ; Fiorentino, Dario ; Gagnon, Karine ; Gambi, Cristina ; Grehan, Anthony ; Kipson, Silvija ; Linares, Cristina ; Morato, Telmo ; Ojaveer, Henn ; Orav-Kotta, Helen ; Sarà, Antonio ; Scrimgeour, Rachael

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, kratko priopćenje, znanstveni

Izvornik
Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (CEST2017) / Lekkas, D.F. - Rodos, 2017

ISBN
978-960-7475-53-4

Skup
15th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (CEST2017)

Mjesto i datum
Rodos, Grčka, 31.08.2017. - 02.09.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
mapping ; habitat ; pressures ; restoration ; metadata

Sažetak
Human activities crisscross the urban and coastal fabric, and expand into the off shore and deep sea, deriving numerous associated pressures often impacting marine habitats. A main goal of the ongoing MERCES project (http://www.merces-project.eu/) is to produce a catalogue of available maps for existing activities and pressures in the European Seas. To this end, we compiled a catalogue with mapping sources for maritime activities, as well as endogenous and exogenous pressures that could potentially drive key-habitat changes. It currently includes more than 250 entries covering several key coastal and deep sea habitats, comprising published records, web resources, and grey literature. Fisheries, coastal marine infrastructure and transport are the most featured activities at the broad scale maps. Aquaculture and tourism rank high at the sublittoral habitats maps and research/conservation at the deep-sea records. Chemical pressures and biological invasions rank high at the broad scale followed by litter, abrasion and extraction of species. These last 3 pressures seem to be the most mapped pressures in deep-sea records. Mapping the location and intensity of marine activities has been steadily increasing, and could be valuable when overlaid on key habitats, aiding spatial planning and conservation by linking pressures to mitigation and restoration efforts.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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