This series of products displays the main functional types of benthic macroinvertebrates derived from a multivariate analysis of 13 life history traits. Several occurrence lists from EMODnet Biology were combined. A multivariate analysis of the life history traits revealed three main living modes. All final outcomes were interpolated by DIVAnd, the n-dimensional Data Interpolating Variational Analysis tool.

This series of products displays the distributions of the main functional types of benthic and bentho-pelagic fish species derived from a multivariate analysis of eight life history traits. Species data from the International Bottom Trawl Survey data base was combined with a compiled list of life history traits. A multivariate analysis of the life history traits revealed four main living modes. Interpolated maps of the relative distribution of the four living modes were generated in DIVAnd, the n-dimensional Data Interpolating Variational Analysis tool.

<p>Ocean warming is expected to drive quick shifts in marine species distributions modifying coastal communities. Previous research has shown how the southern Bay of Biscay is particularly affected and the canopy-forming subtidal and intertidal macroalgal assemblages are expected to be replaced by turf-forming Mediterranean-like communities with warmer affinities by the end of the century. The effect of temperature on macroalgal communities could be assessed using thermal metrics that can target temperature effects alone. An example is the Community Temperature Index (CTI) which is an abundance-weighted mean of the species’ optimal temperature. It has been previously used to understand the thermal preferences of different organisms such us birds, fish or invertebrates.</p>

<p>This dataset includes the data used in in the HELCOM/OSPAR Ballast Water Exemptions Decision Support Tool. This tool was developed in 2013 based on the overall IMO framework, the 21 Baltic and North-East Atlantic coastal states and the EU. It allows user to define 'low risk' routes, as well as other necessary steps in granting exemptions under regulation A-4 of the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC)</p>