Mapping coastal habitats
Planning of human activities to minimise impacts on coastal ecosystems is of fundamental importance for promoting sustainable use of the Baltic Sea. Successful planning requires that solid information is available about which biological values are present in the coastal zone, where these are found and which socio-economic values these represent in terms of ecosystem goods and services. In order to meet these demands, PREHAB will develop methods for ecological mapping and economic valuation of benthic habitats in Baltic coastal habitats. Our aim is to deliver a scientifically sound and user-friendly framework for regional planning.
PREHAB started in January 2009 and will run for three years. Participants come from Finland, Lithuania and Sweden. The project is coordinated by the Department of Marine Ecology at the University of Gothenburg.
News & events
Mapping Kosterhavet National Park PREHAB-colleague Genovea Gonzales Mirelis presents her doctoral dissertation on predictive mapping, Friday Dec 9th: "Spatial distribution and conservation planning of seabed biological diversity". More
Explore the sea bottom! (Link to interactiv web page)
In the spotlight
PREHAB presented in an article in the November issue of Bonus in Brief. Download pdf (2 MB)
PREHAB web resource
PREHAB is producing a web-resource to communicate science based recommendations about ecological mapping, valuation and scenario modelling to end users on the local and national level. Our web-resource will be launched in January 2012.
MODELLING
We evaluate empirical models for making maps that show the distribution of benthic habitats.
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