EUSeaMap (2023) Broad-Scale Predictive Habitat Map for the Caspian- Biological zones (a habitat descriptor)

Predictive Biological Zone layer produced by EMODnet Seabed Habitats as an input layer for the 2023 EUSeaMap broad-scale habitat model for the Caspian region. The extent of the mapped area includes the Caspian sea. The map of biological zone was produced using underlying physical data and thresholds derived from statistical analyses or expert judgement on known conditions.

The model is produced in R and Arc Model Builder (10.1). The model was created using raster input layers with a cell size of 0.00104dd (roughly 100 meters). The model includes the sublittoral zone only (Infralittoral to Abyssal zone).

The biological zones include:

Infralittoral

Offshore circalittoral

Circalittoral

Bathyal

Abyssal

An accompanying confidence layer is available for viewing and download from EMODnet Seabed Habitats.

Credit: Licensed under CC-BY 4.0 from the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) Seabed Habitats initiative (www.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu), funded by the European Commission.

Alternate title: EUSM23BZ - Caspian

Date (Creation): 2023-09-23

Citation identifier: 5877d808-3fd7-11eb-b378-0242ac130002

Point of contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Ifremer		emodnetseabedhabitats@ifremer.fr	Owner

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3

Access constraints: Other restrictions

Other constraints: no limitations to public access

Use constraints: Other restrictions

Other constraints: Available under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) License v4.0

Please use attribution statement below:

Credit: Licensed under CC-BY 4.0 from the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) Seabed Habitats initiative (www.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu), funded by the European Commission.

Spatial representation type: Vector

Denominator: 250000

Language: English

Topic category

Biota
Oceans

Begin date: 2021-09-23

End date: 2023-09-23 Now

Reference system identifier: http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/3857

Distribution format

Name	Version
GML	3.2.1
ESRI shapefile	1

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link	https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00859/97116/	EUSeaMap 2023, A European broad-scale seabed habitat map, Technical Report
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download	https://files.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/data/EUSeaMap_2023_CaspianSea.zip	EUSeaMap 2023 - Caspian Sea Region download
OGC:WMS	https://ows.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/geoserver/emodnet_view/wms?	casp_eusm2023_bio_group
OGC:WFS	https://ows.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/geoserver/emodnet_open/wfs	emodnet_open:casp_eusm2023_bio_full

Hierarchy level: Dataset

Conformance result

Title: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

Explanation: This data set is conformant with the INSPIRE Implementing Rules for the interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Pass: Yes

Statement: These reports detail the methods used in the previous versions of EUSeaMap (v2016 and V2019)- a new report is in progress.

Populus J. And Vasquez M. (Eds), 2017. EUSeaMap, a European broad-scale seabed habitat map. Ifremer Available from: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00388/49975/

Vasquez M., Manca E., Inghilesi R., Martin, S., Agnesi S., Al Hamdani Z., Annunziatellis A., Bekkby T., Pesch R., Askew A., Bentes L., Castle L., Doncheva V., Drakopoulou V., Gon├ºalves J., Laamanen L., Lillis H., Loukaidi V., McGrath F., Mo G., Monteiro P., Muresan M., O'Keeffe E., Populus J., Pinder J., Ridgeway A., Sakellariou D., Simboura M., Teaca A., Tempera, F., Todorova V., Tunesi L. and Virtanen E. EUSeaMap 2019, A European broad-scale seabed habitat map, Technical Report, 2019. Available from: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00636/74782/