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Offshore Bank Survey (Utsjöbanksinventeringen)

AquaBiota was responsible for field studies and for modeling and production of habitat maps in this project led by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.
This project aimed at modelling the distribution of organisms and habitats at Swedish offshore banks in the Baltic Sea. The modelling was based on a video inventory commissioned by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency during 2004–2005.
Based on the inventory data, the distribution of important plant and animal species were modelled using GRASP (a method for spatial prediction from generalised regression analysis).
The result is comprehensive maps of the distribution and abundance of species, and quantitative information on the extent of different habitats. The results will be used for regional and national planning of environmental protection and exploitation.

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Coverage of hard bottom organisms, Finngrundet, results from modelling.

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Fresh water sponges and brown algae, Bothnian Bay (Photo: M. Isaeus).

Reports (in Swedish):

  • Undersökning av utsjöbankar – Inventering, modellering och naturvärdesbedömning (2010)
  • Inventering av marina naturtyper på utsjöbankar (2006)
  • Utbredningen av arter och naturtyper i Östersjön – En modelleringsstudie (2008)

Contact


Martin Isæus
Project director
MD, PhD Marine ecology
martin.isaeus@niras.se

News

AquaBiota – part of the NIRAS group

Sep 01

September 1st, AquaBiota joined the NIRAS group! … Read more »

AquaBiota Gasell 2022

Aug 30

AquaBiota has been appointed as a Gasell Company … Read more »

‘Mixed species groups in mammals’, one of 16 classic papers celebrating 50 years of Mammal Review

Dec 16

A paper by Eva Isaeus and others is featured in a … Read more »

Application and EIA for Storgrundet announced

Dec 16

Earlier this year, wpd submitted an application to … Read more »

Webinars about large-scale sustainable offshore wind power

Dec 15

During November and December, AquaBiota conducted … Read more »

New paper on trend correlations for coastal eutrophication

Mar 31

Trend correlations for coastal eutrophication and … Read more »

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