Gridded distribution map for Annex I Posidonia beds as reported by EU member states for 2013 Habitats Directive Article 17 reporting. Available from the European Environment Agency website at: https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/article-17-database-habitats-directive-92-43-eec-1#tab-metadata...
Seabed substrate for various sea basins in Europe. Used as a habitat descriptor in the creation of the EMODnet broad-scale seabed habitat for Europe (EUSeaMap) 2019, as part of EMODnet Seabed Habitats. The extent of the mapped area includes the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Baltic Sea, and areas of the North Eastern Atlantic extending from the Canary Islands in the south to the Barents Sea in the ...
Group layer containing EUSeaMap 2019 classified to the EUNIS Classification system with simplification levels of 200m, 400m and 800m simplification for fast WMS viewing at all scales....
This layer shows the extent of Live Coral collated by EMODnet Seabed Habitats in European waters. Lophelia pertusa and Coral gardens are both on the OSPAR List of threatened and/or declining species and habitats. The relevant habitats were extracted from the library of maps on the EMODnet Seabed Habitats portal and collated into one standardised shapefile.This EOV layer for Live Coral is a work in...
This layer shows the extent of macroalgal forests collated by EMODnet Seabed Habitats in European waters. Kelp and fucoid brown algae are the dominant species that comprise macroalgal forests. The relevant habitats were extracted from the library of maps on the EMODnet Seabed Habitats portal and collated into one standardised shapefile.This EOV layer for macroalge is a work in progress. This file ...
This layer shows the extent of Seagrass collated by EMODnet Seabed Habitats in European waters. Seagrasses provide essential habitat and nursery areas for many marine fauna. There are approximately 72 seagrass species that belong to four major groups: Zosteraceae, Hydrocharitaceae, Posidoniaceae and Cymodoceaceae. Zosterabeds and Cymodecea meadows are named on the OSPAR Threatened or Declining Hab...
Habitat maps collated by EMODnet Seabed Habitats in the Habitats Directive Annex I classification system.Ownership of the individual maps is retained by the original owners, for more information please see the individual metadata record tied to the map, which can be seen in the query response.This layer is for general viewing use of all available data. For access to individual maps, please use the...