Member State report / Art10 / 2018 / D4 / Italy / Mediterranean: Western Mediterranean Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 10 Environmental targets (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems
Member State Italy
Region/subregion Mediterranean: Western Mediterranean Sea
Reported by ISPRA - Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research
Report date 2020-10-01
Report access MSFD_2018_ART10_TARGETS_IT_2020-05-20.xml

Target code
T 4.1
Target description
The status of selected trophic components of ecosystems has improved or remains within a range of precautionary variation which indicates the absence of substantial structural and functional changes in marine ecosystems. The assessment shall be conducted with appropriate metrics and indicators with reference to at least the following trophic guilds: Primary producers (phytoplankton)
Feature(s)
  • Apex predators
  • Primary producers
  • Sub-apex demersal predators
GES components
  • D1C2 Population abundance (1.2, 1.2.1)
  • D3C2 Spawning stock biomass (SSB) (3.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2)
  • D4C1 Trophic guild species diversity (1.7, 1.7.1)
  • D4C2 Abundance across trophic guilds (1.7, 1.7.1, 4.3, 4.3.1)
  • D5C2 Chlorophyll-a concentration (5.2.1)
Timescale
202012
Update date
201812
Update type
Modified from 2012 definition
Marine reporting unit
  • IT-WMS-0001
Element
Element 2
Parameter
Other
Parameter - other
Biodiversity indicators on specific trophic guilds
Target value
Value achieved - upper
Value achieved - lower
Value unit
Value unit - other
Target status
Target not yet achieved
Assessment period
2012-2017
Target assessment description
Related indicator
Related measures
  • MADIT-M030-NEW1