Member State report / Art9 / 2012 / D6 / Greece / Mediterranean: Aegean-Levantine Sea
Report type | Member State report to Commission |
MSFD Article | Art. 9 Determination of GES (and Art. 17 updates) |
Report due | 2012-10-15 |
GES Descriptor | D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats |
Member State | Greece |
Region/subregion | Mediterranean: Aegean-Levantine Sea |
Reported by | APC S.A. |
Report date | 2012-10-15 |
Report access | MALGR_MSFD9GES_20130430.xml |
GES component |
D6
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1.4 Habitat distribution |
1.4.1 Distributional range |
1.4.2 Distributional pattern |
1.5 Habitat extent |
1.5.1 Habitat area |
1.6 Habitat condition |
1.6.1 Condition typical species |
1.6.2 Relative abundance |
1.6.3 Habitat condition |
6.1 Physical damage, having regard to substrate characteristics |
6.1 Physical damage, having regard to substrate characteristics |
6.1.1 Biogenic substrata |
6.1.2 Extent of seabed affected |
6.2 Condition of benthic community |
6.2.1 Presence of sensitive species |
6.2.2 Benthic multi-metric indexes |
6.2.3 Proportion of individuals above specified size |
6.2.4 Size spectrum of benthic community |
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Method used |
MAL-EL-MS-AL: For descriptors 3, 5, 6, 8 and 9 it is attempted to approach GES quantitatively using environmental thresholds/limits to describe the desired state of GES. For descriptors 1, 2, 4,7 and 10 a qualitative description of what GES will be like is provided. |
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Criterion/indicator |
D6 |
1.4 |
1.4.1 |
1.4.2 |
1.5 |
1.5.1 |
1.6 |
1.6.1 |
1.6.2 |
1.6.3 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
6.1.1 |
6.1.2 |
6.2 |
6.2.1 |
6.2.2 |
6.2.3 |
6.2.4 |
GES description |
To achieve GES:
Opportunistic species in benthic communities should not exceed levels of abundance that indicate unacceptable ecological quality.
Multimetric indices assessing environmental quality should be kept at levels indicating high or good ecological quality. |
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Proportion of area to achieve threshold value |
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