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Combined effects of sea-based pressures on marine species and habitats in Europe's seas

Figure Created 06 May 2020 Published 06 May 2020 Last modified 15 Dec 2022

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Topics: Water and marine environment

The map describes the combined effects index values for pressures on marine species and habitats in Europe's seas. The relative values indicate areas where the pressures potentially affect the marine ecosystem. The table shows the spatial coverage of the sea-based pressures in three marine zones

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Methodology:: The potential combined effects of sea-based pressures on marine species and habitats were estimated using the method for assessment of cumulative effects, for the entire suite of pressures and a selected set of marine species groups and habitats by an index (Halpern et al. 2008). The spatial assessment of combined effects of multiple pressures informs of the risks of human activities on the marine ecosystem health. Methods builds on spatial layers of pressures and ecosystem components and an estimate of ecosystem sensitivity through an expert questionnaire.
Units:: Dimensionless index value
Rights:: EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).
Owners:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Processors:: European Topic Centre on Inland, Coastal and Marine waters (ETC/ICM)
Figure type:: Map

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Adriatic Sea Aegean Sea (Greece) Baltic Sea Barentsz Sea Bay of Biscay Black Sea Celtic Sea Eastern Mediterranean English Channel (United Kingdom) Ionian Sea Levantine Sea Mediterranean Sea North Atlantic Ocean North Sea Norwegian Sea Tyrrhenian Sea Western Mediterranean