Environmental valorization of marine habitats

Lucyna Kryla-Straszewska Jacek Urbaski

ESRI European User Conference (EUC), 1416 October, 2009, Vilnius, Lithuania

Environmental valorization of marine habitats

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1. 2. 3. Project description Goals Data sources 4. 5. 6. Atlas structure / Layers Methods E-version of the Atlas

Ecosystem approach to marine spatial planning Polish marine areas and the Natura 2000 network

Project supported by a grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through EEA (European Economic Area) Financial Mechanism

 Creating the first set of maps of PMA bottom habitats

Maintenance of biodiversity
Spatial planning within the context of the Natura 2000

network

 Data collected during the project Archives (tables, xls, mdb, shp)

Online databases
Models GIS modelling

Polish marine areas

Areas of interest Natura 2000 network Bathymetry Sediments Temperature Salinity PAR irradiance Near-bottom currents Wind waves Mammals Birds Fish Zoobenthos Zoobenthos diversity Phytobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Puck Bay

Bathymetry Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom Puck Bay photos

Slupsk Bank

Bathymetry Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Stilo-Ustka

Bathymetry Sediments Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Appendix

Polish marine areas

Areas of interest Natura 2000 network Bathymetry Sediments Temperature Salinity PAR irradiance Near-bottom currents Wind waves Mammals Birds Fish Zoobenthos Zoobenthos diversity Phytobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Puck Bay

Bathymetry Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom Puck Bay photos

Slupsk Bank

Bathymetry Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Stilo-Ustka

Bathymetry Sediments Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Appendix

Polish marine areas

Areas of interest Natura 2000 network Bathymetry Sediments Temperature Salinity PAR irradiance Near-bottom currents Wind waves Mammals Birds Fish Zoobenthos Zoobenthos diversity Phytobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Puck Bay

Bathymetry Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom Puck Bay photos

Slupsk Bank

Bathymetry Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Stilo-Ustka

Bathymetry Sediments Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Appendix

Polish marine areas

Areas of interest Natura 2000 network Bathymetry Sediments Temperature Salinity PAR irradiance Near-bottom currents Wind waves Mammals Birds Fish Zoobenthos Zoobenthos diversity Phytobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Puck Bay

Bathymetry Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom Puck Bay photos

Slupsk Bank

Bathymetry Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Stilo-Ustka

Bathymetry Sediments Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Appendix

Polish marine areas

Areas of interest Natura 2000 network Bathymetry Sediments Temperature Salinity PAR irradiance Near-bottom currents Wind waves Mammals Birds Fish Zoobenthos Zoobenthos diversity Phytobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

25 species

Puck Bay

Bathymetry Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom Puck Bay photos

18 species 8 species

Slupsk Bank

Bathymetry Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Stilo-Ustka

Bathymetry Sediments Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Appendix

10 species

Polish marine areas

Areas of interest Natura 2000 network Bathymetry Sediments Temperature Salinity PAR irradiance Near-bottom currents Wind waves Mammals Birds Fish Zoobenthos Zoobenthos diversity Phytobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Puck Bay

Bathymetry Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom Puck Bay photos

Slupsk Bank

Bathymetry Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Stilo-Ustka

Bathymetry Sediments Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Appendix

Polish marine areas

Areas of interest Natura 2000 network Bathymetry Sediments Temperature Salinity PAR irradiance Near-bottom currents Wind waves Mammals Birds Fish Zoobenthos Zoobenthos diversity Phytobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Puck Bay

Bathymetry Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom Puck Bay photos

Slupsk Bank

Bathymetry Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Stilo-Ustka

Bathymetry Sediments Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Appendix

Polish marine areas

Areas of interest Natura 2000 network Bathymetry Sediments Temperature Salinity PAR irradiance Near-bottom currents Wind waves Mammals Birds Fish Zoobenthos Zoobenthos diversity Phytobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Puck Bay

Bathymetry Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom Puck Bay photos

Slupsk Bank

Bathymetry Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Stilo-Ustka

Bathymetry Sediments Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Appendix

Polish marine areas

Areas of interest Natura 2000 network Bathymetry Sediments Temperature Salinity PAR irradiance Near-bottom currents Wind waves Mammals Birds Fish Zoobenthos Zoobenthos diversity Phytobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Puck Bay

Habitat is an area of defined physical

and spatial parameters inhabited by a typical assemblage of organisms.

Bathymetry Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom Puck Bay photos

Slupsk Bank

Bathymetry Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Stilo-Ustka

Bathymetry Sediments Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Appendix

Polish marine areas

Areas of interest Natura 2000 network Bathymetry Sediments Temperature Salinity PAR irradiance Near-bottom currents Wind waves Mammals Birds Fish Zoobenthos Zoobenthos diversity Phytobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Puck Bay

Bathymetry Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom Puck Bay photos

Slupsk Bank

Bathymetry Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Stilo-Ustka

Bathymetry Sediments Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Appendix

Polish marine areas

Areas of interest Natura 2000 network Bathymetry Sediments Temperature Salinity PAR irradiance Near-bottom currents Wind waves Mammals Birds Fish Zoobenthos Zoobenthos diversity Phytobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Puck Bay

Bathymetry Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom Puck Bay photos

Slupsk Bank

Bathymetry Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Stilo-Ustka

Bathymetry Sediments Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Appendix

Near-bottom salinity

Polish marine areas

Areas of interest Natura 2000 network Bathymetry Sediments Temperature Salinity PAR irradiance Near-bottom currents Wind waves Mammals Birds Fish Zoobenthos Zoobenthos diversity Phytobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Puck Bay

Bathymetry Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom Puck Bay photos

Slupsk Bank

Bathymetry Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Stilo-Ustka

Bathymetry Sediments Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Appendix

Near-bottom salinity

ICES online database www.ices.dk/ocean/ Empty records removing Profiles identifying Hmax index calculating Extracting Depth from bathymetry map Finding Diff = Depth Hmax Records removing if Diff > DiffCritical
CTD data profiles, large csv files Needs: To assign the ID to every profile To find bottom records To find and remove errors due to large distance from seabottom

Analysis ICES bottom data

Near-bottom salinity

ICES online database www.ices.dk/ocean/ Empty records removing Profiles identifying Hmax index calculating Extracting Depth from bathymetry map

surface

bottom

16 000 locations and 41 000 profiles

Finding Diff = Depth Hmax Analysis Records removing if Diff > DiffCritical ICES bottom data

Near-bottom salinity

ICES online database www.ices.dk/ocean/ Empty records removing Profiles identifying Hmax index calculating Extracting Depth from bathymetry map Finding Diff = Depth Hmax Records removing if Diff > DiffCritical
CTD data profiles, large csv files Needs: To assign the ID to every profile To find bottom records To find and remove errors due to large distance from seabottom

Analysis ICES bottom data

Near-bottom salinity

ICES online database www.ices.dk/ocean/ Empty records removing Profiles identifying Hmax index calculating Extracting Depth from bathymetry map Finding Diff = Depth Hmax Records removing if Diff > DiffCritical

660 000 records

surface

bottom

31 500 bottom records

Analysis ICES bottom data

Near-bottom salinity

ICES bottom data Spatial averaging (500m, 1km, 2km, 2.5 km, 5km)

Data analysis (tables, scatter plots, graphs, maps)

Questions: What is the most appropriate scale for spatial averaging? Does relation between Salinity and Depth exsist?

GWR method implemented

Valorization of the seabottom

Polish marine areas

Areas of interest Natura 2000 network Bathymetry Sediments Temperature Salinity PAR irradiance Near-bottom currents Wind waves Mammals Birds Fish Zoobenthos Zoobenthos diversity Phytobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Puck Bay

Bathymetry Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom Puck Bay photos

Slupsk Bank

Bathymetry Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Stilo-Ustka

Bathymetry Sediments Zoobenthos Habitats Valorization of the seabottom

Appendix

Valorization of the seabottom

1.

Calculation of valorization index in sampling points based on biomass and species list values
Testing alternative OLS models using AIC (possible explanatory variables: depth, wave exposure, sediments, light reaches the sea bottom) Using best model formula: Valorization = a + b*Waves + c*Sediments + d*ln(Radiation)

2.

3.

to calculate valorization index for all localization

 Increases the quality of the publication

Provides the interactive methods when using the maps

Offers the new possibilities: maps overlaying and

attributes querring
Gives the opportunity to follow the coordinates by using

of Geospatial Location Tool

 Maritime Offices Administration (near shore districts mainly)

WWF
Greenpeace Pro-ecological organisations (Pracownia Na Rzecz

Wszystkich Istot, Przyjaciele Helu, EcoProjekt) Research institutes Schools Others (enthusiasts of the sea, divers)

 Environmental database (available online)

http://deep.iopan.gda.pl/HabMapp/TaxonListV03_1.php
Habitat mapping project homepage

http://www.pom-habitaty.eu/en/index.php

Environmental valorization of marine habitats

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