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Modeled distribution map of Lophelia Reef and Pheronema aggregations in the North East Atlantic in 2022 - Desmophyllum pertusum
Resource ID
94c08efa-b542-4bb0-9d17-acbbf14450fa
Title
Modeled distribution map of Lophelia Reef and Pheronema aggregations in the North East Atlantic in 2022 - Desmophyllum pertusum
Date
Aug. 3, 2023, 11:08 a.m., Publication
Abstract
Species distribution models (Maxent) predicting the distribution of two Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VME): the reef-forming Scleractinian coral Desmophyllum pertusum and the aggregations forming Hexactinellid sponge Pheronema carpenteri. Both of these species are VME indicator taxa and form habitat that enhance deep-sea diversity (Ross and Howell, 2013). Maps of the likely distribution of the habitat formed by these two species will enable efficient Marine Spatial planning to facilitate their conservation. This work was performed at the University of Plymouth in 2021. A GIS layer is provided for each species.
Edition
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Responsible
NPiechaud-355
Point of Contact
Piechaud
nils.piechaud@hi.no
Purpose
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Maintenance Frequency
None
Type
grid
Restrictions
None
License
Attribution 4.0 International
Language
eng
Temporal Extent
Start
Jan. 1, 2022, midnight
End
Dec. 31, 2022, midnight
Supplemental Information
https://vliz.be/en/imis?module=dataset&dasid=8213
Data Quality
Biological Data from Howell, Kerry L., et al. Performance of deep-sea habitat suitability models assessed using independent data, and implications for use in area-based management. Marine Ecology Progress Series 695 (2022): 33-51. Environmental data from Ross, Lauren K., et al. The influence of data resolution on predicted distribution and estimates of extent of current protection of three ‘listed’ deep-sea habitats. PloS one 10.10 (2015): e0140061.
Extent
  • x0: -22.520086150546295
  • x1: 6.909557994566022
  • y0: 48.272387903546594
  • y1: 62.03426258864373
Spatial Reference System Identifier
EPSG:4326
Keywords
no keywords
Category
Biota
Regions
Global