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Published September 1, 2023 | Version v1
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Compilation of 17 anthropogenic pressure gradients and 18 benthic indicators in the Baltic Sea, Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea

Authors/Creators

  • 1. DTU Aqua, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
  • 2. IEO-COST (CSIC), Centro Oceanográfico de Santander, Instituto Español de Oceanografía. Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Avenida Severiano Ballesteros s/n, Santander, 39004, Spain
  • 3. MARBEC – Marine Biodiversity Exploitation and Conservation, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, F-34200, Sète, France
  • 4. Ecoauthor, Scientific Writing & Ecological Expertise, Leeuwerikhof 16, 4451 CW, Heinkenszand, the Netherlands
  • 5. Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo, Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), CSIC. Subida a Radio Faro 50, 36390 Vigo. Spain
  • 6. The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Pakefield Road, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK
  • 7. AZTI, Marine Research; Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Pasaia 20110, Spain
  • 8. Department of Ecoscience, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000, Denmark
  • 9. Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography, 46.7km Athinon-Souniou Ave, 19013 Anavyssos, Greece
  • 10. Finnish Environment Institute (Syke), Latokartanonkaari 11, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland
  • 11. European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Directorate D-Sustainable Resources,Via E. Fermi 2749, 21027 Ispra, Italy
  • 12. University of Padova, Riva Canal Vena 1281, 3015 Chioggia, Venice, Italy
  • 13. Department of Aquatic Resources, Institute of Marine Research, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Lysekil, Sweden
  • 14. ISPRA – Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale, Area BIO-CIT, Loc. Brondolo, 30035 Chioggia, Italy.
  • 15. School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge, LL59 5AB, UK

Description

Compilation of 17 benthic datasets that sampled benthic ecosystems over gradients of commercial bottom trawling intensity (n=14), eutrophication (n=1), oxygen depletion (n=1) and pollution (n=1) (Table 1).

Compilation of 18 benthic indicators that were calculated for each gradient dataset. The indicators estimated were community biomass, abundance, richness, relative Margalef diversity, Shannon index, Simpson index, Inverse Simpson,  AZTI’s Marine Biotic Index (AMBI), Multivariate AMBI (M-AMBI), BENTIX Biotic Index (BENTIX), Danish Quality Index (DKI), Trawling Disturbance Index (TDI), Modified TDI (mTDI), Modified vulnerability index (mT), Median longevity (Lm), Partial TDI (pTDI), Sentinels of Seabed (SoS), Long-lived fraction (Lf).

The dataset has information on: 1) indicator outputs per sampling station; 2) combined data tables with gradient, station, and species information; 3) individual gradient information with replicate samples and the environmental variables reported in the original study.

 

Table 1. Overview of anthropogenic gradient datasets
Location Sampling method Pressure gradient
Adriatic Sea – Italian EEZ (sand) Rapido trawl Bottom trawling
Adriatic Sea – Italian EEZ (mud) Rapido trawl Bottom trawling
North Sea - Dutch EEZ Box core Bottom trawling
North Sea - Dogger Bank Hamon grab Bottom trawling
North Sea - Fladen Ground Day grab Bottom trawling
North Sea - Long Forties Hamon grab Bottom trawling
North Sea - Silver Pit Box core Bottom trawling
North Sea – Thames Box core Bottom trawling
Northern Iberian Coast (sand) Otter trawl Bottom trawling
Northern Iberian Coast (mud) Otter trawl Bottom trawling
Baltic Sea - Gotland van Veen grab Bottom trawling
Baltic Sea – Polish EEZ Box core Bottom trawling
NW Atlantic - Flemish Cap Otter trawl Bottom trawling
Irish Sea - Sellafield Day grab Bottom trawling
Gulf of Finland van Veen grab Oxygen depletion
Saronikos Gulf Box core Eutrophication
Vigo Estuary Box core Contaminants

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Is derived from
Dataset: 10.14284/567 (DOI)
Dataset: https://ckan.ymparisto.fi/dataset/pohjaelaintietojarjestelma-pohje (URL)