Zostera noltii beds distribution (presence points) in the Mediterranean Sea. One of the general objectives of the MEDISEH (Mediterranean Sensitive Habitats) project was to compile historical and current data on seagrass beds. Belluscio A, Panayiotidis P, Gristina M., Knittweis L., Pace M.L.,Telesca L, Criscoli A, Apostolaki ET, Gerakaris V., S. Fraschetti, M. T. Spedicato, G. Lembo, M. Salomidi,R. Mifsud, G. Fabi, F. Badalamenti, G. Garofalo A. Alagna, Ardizzone G.D., Martin C., V. Valavanis 2013. Seagrass beds distribution along the Mediterranean coasts. Mediterranean Sensitive Habitats (MEDISEH) Final Report, DG MARE Specific Contract SI2.600741.

This dataset is an output of the “Mediterranean Sensitive Habitats” project (MEDISEH). It shows under a raster form modelled spatial distributions of Posidonia oceanica across the Mediterranean Sea. Posidonia oceanica is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea, where it is the dominant seagrass, covering about 50,000 km2 of coastal to offshore sandy and rocky areas down to depths of about 45 m. P. oceanica is a protected species according to EU legislation (Habitat directive), the Bern and Barcelona Conventions and several national legislations. The raster has a spatial resolution of 0.004166 decimal degrees, and the values are in the [0,1] interval (occurrence probabilities).

Coastline with unknown distribution of Posidonia oceanica meadows. One of the general objectives of the MEDISEH (Mediterranean Sensitive Habitats) project was to compile historical and current data on seagrass beds. Belluscio A, Panayiotidis P, Gristina M., Knittweis L., Pace M.L.,Telesca L, Criscoli A, Apostolaki ET, Gerakaris V., S. Fraschetti, M. T. Spedicato, G. Lembo, M. Salomidi,R. Mifsud, G. Fabi, F. Badalamenti, G. Garofalo A. Alagna, Ardizzone G.D., Martin C., V. Valavanis 2013. Seagrass beds distribution along the Mediterranean coasts. Mediterranean Sensitive Habitats (MEDISEH) Final Report, DG MARE Specific Contract SI2.600741.

Ruppia cirrhosa beds distribution (presence points) in the Mediterranean Sea. One of the general objectives of the MEDISEH (Mediterranean Sensitive Habitats) project was to compile historical and current data on seagrass beds. Belluscio A, Panayiotidis P, Gristina M., Knittweis L., Pace M.L.,Telesca L, Criscoli A, Apostolaki ET, Gerakaris V., S. Fraschetti, M. T. Spedicato, G. Lembo, M. Salomidi,R. Mifsud, G. Fabi, F. Badalamenti, G. Garofalo A. Alagna, Ardizzone G.D., Martin C., V. Valavanis 2013. Seagrass beds distribution along the Mediterranean coasts. Mediterranean Sensitive Habitats (MEDISEH) Final Report, DG MARE Specific Contract SI2.600741.

Ruppia maritima beds distribution (presence points) in the Mediterranean Sea. One of the general objectives of the MEDISEH (Mediterranean Sensitive Habitats) project was to compile historical and current data on seagrass beds. Belluscio A, Panayiotidis P, Gristina M., Knittweis L., Pace M.L.,Telesca L, Criscoli A, Apostolaki ET, Gerakaris V., S. Fraschetti, M. T. Spedicato, G. Lembo, M. Salomidi,R. Mifsud, G. Fabi, F. Badalamenti, G. Garofalo A. Alagna, Ardizzone G.D., Martin C., V. Valavanis 2013. Seagrass beds distribution along the Mediterranean coasts. Mediterranean Sensitive Habitats (MEDISEH) Final Report, DG MARE Specific Contract SI2.600741.

Zostera marina beds distribution (presence points) in the Mediterranean Sea. One of the general objectives of the MEDISEH (Mediterranean Sensitive Habitats) project was to compile historical and current data on seagrass beds. Belluscio A, Panayiotidis P, Gristina M., Knittweis L., Pace M.L.,Telesca L, Criscoli A, Apostolaki ET, Gerakaris V., S. Fraschetti, M. T. Spedicato, G. Lembo, M. Salomidi,R. Mifsud, G. Fabi, F. Badalamenti, G. Garofalo A. Alagna, Ardizzone G.D., Martin C., V. Valavanis 2013. Seagrass beds distribution along the Mediterranean coasts. Mediterranean Sensitive Habitats (MEDISEH) Final Report, DG MARE Specific Contract SI2.600741.

Historical Posidonia oceanica meadows distribution in the Mediterranean Sea. One of the general objectives of the MEDISEH (Mediterranean Sensitive Habitats) project was to compile historical and current data on seagrass beds. Belluscio A, Panayiotidis P, Gristina M., Knittweis L., Pace M.L.,Telesca L, Criscoli A, Apostolaki ET, Gerakaris V., S. Fraschetti, M. T. Spedicato, G. Lembo, M. Salomidi,R. Mifsud, G. Fabi, F. Badalamenti, G. Garofalo A. Alagna, Ardizzone G.D., Martin C., V. Valavanis 2013. Seagrass beds distribution along the Mediterranean coasts. Mediterranean Sensitive Habitats (MEDISEH) Final Report, DG MARE Specific Contract SI2.600741.

Coastline with real absence information of Posidonia oceanica meadows. One of the general objectives of the MEDISEH (Mediterranean Sensitive Habitats) project was to compile historical and current data on seagrass beds. Belluscio A, Panayiotidis P, Gristina M., Knittweis L., Pace M.L.,Telesca L, Criscoli A, Apostolaki ET, Gerakaris V., S. Fraschetti, M. T. Spedicato, G. Lembo, M. Salomidi,R. Mifsud, G. Fabi, F. Badalamenti, G. Garofalo A. Alagna, Ardizzone G.D., Martin C., V. Valavanis 2013. Seagrass beds distribution along the Mediterranean coasts. Mediterranean Sensitive Habitats (MEDISEH) Final Report, DG MARE Specific Contract SI2.600741.

Current Posidonia oceanica meadows distribution (presence points) in the Mediterranean Sea. One of the general objectives of the MEDISEH (Mediterranean Sensitive Habitats) project was to compile historical and current data on seagrass beds. Belluscio A, Panayiotidis P, Gristina M., Knittweis L., Pace M.L.,Telesca L, Criscoli A, Apostolaki ET, Gerakaris V., S. Fraschetti, M. T. Spedicato, G. Lembo, M. Salomidi,R. Mifsud, G. Fabi, F. Badalamenti, G. Garofalo A. Alagna, Ardizzone G.D., Martin C., V. Valavanis 2013. Seagrass beds distribution along the Mediterranean coasts. Mediterranean Sensitive Habitats (MEDISEH) Final Report, DG MARE Specific Contract SI2.600741.

Current Posidonia oceanica meadows distribution in the Mediterranean Sea. One of the general objectives of the MEDISEH (Mediterranean Sensitive Habitats) project was to compile historical and current data on seagrass beds. Belluscio A, Panayiotidis P, Gristina M., Knittweis L., Pace M.L.,Telesca L, Criscoli A, Apostolaki ET, Gerakaris V., S. Fraschetti, M. T. Spedicato, G. Lembo, M. Salomidi,R. Mifsud, G. Fabi, F. Badalamenti, G. Garofalo A. Alagna, Ardizzone G.D., Martin C., V. Valavanis 2013. Seagrass beds distribution along the Mediterranean coasts. Mediterranean Sensitive Habitats (MEDISEH) Final Report, DG MARE Specific Contract SI2.600741.