Fucus distribution
Short description
Distribution of Fucus sp. based on data submission by HELCOM contracting parties. Mainly pointwise occurrences of Fucus were submitted, originally gathered in national mapping and monitoring campaigns, or for scientific research purposes. From Estonian waters, a predictive model was used (200m resolution), that was converted to presence/absence using minimized difference threshold (MDT) criteria. All data (Fucus points and the raster presenting predicted presence of Fucus) were generalized to 5km x 5km grid cells.
Point of contact
HELCOM Secretariat
data@helcom.fi
Spatial extent
['7.530495', '34.131647', '52.277123', '66.475422']
Type
dataset
Metadata information
Identifier
Keywords
Habitats and biotopes ; Species distribution ; GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ;

marine ecology ; GEMET ;

MADS ; HOLAS2 ; ecosystem component ;

Resource provider(s)
HELCOM Secretariat
data@helcom.fi

Lineage
Data source: Denmark: Point data from national monitoring along (dive and video, points and transects), data from 2007-2015. Data is available through Miljøportalen Estonia: Modelled distribution of Fucus vesiculosus and Fucus radicans based on observations from national monitoring (dive and drop video), 2005-2014. Finland: Point data gathered during the national marine mapping programme VELMU (2004-2016) and inventories from Åland Islands. Germany: Point data originally gathered for monitoring and research purposes (video, photos, dive, wading, snorkeling), data from 2010-2015. Latvia: Point data of from national monitoring (dive and drop video) campaigns during 2006-2013. Lithuania: No reported occurrences of Fucus. Poland: No reported occurrences of Fucus. Russia: Data used in the previous HELCOM RED LIST assessment have been used for Russian marine areas. Sweden: Point data from national monitoring and mapping surveys (1995 -2015) extracted from SMHI SHARK database. 2018 updates: Updated data from Sweden and Finland and new data from Russia were included. Data quality: Mapping is not exhaustive and sampling density varies between the countries. Attribute information: Raster value representing presence (1) or absence (0) Spatial resolution: 1 km x 1 km grid (originally 5 x 5 km).