2007 Marine Benthic Biotope Mapping of Sedimentary Environments, Lundy Marine Protected Area
Description
This dataset is a spatially continuous survey of subtidal sedimentary habitats and benthos around Lundy. The survey was undertaken in August 2007. A novel approach was used to provide a more cost-effective, objective and reliable method for biotope mapping. Spatial continuity of mapping was achieved by using GIS-modelled output of key physical parameters. Relationships between these physically defined polygons and benthic data from 49 grab samples were used to define the biotopes and their boundaries. Ten subtidal sedimentary biotopes were identified. A total of 478 invertebrate taxa and 9 seaweeds were recorded in the survey.
The dataset is a marine habitat map the survey. This dataset was extracted from Natural England Evidence Base and formatted and uploaded to EMODnet by JNCC.
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