Member State report / Art8 / 2012 / D4 / North East Atlantic

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 8 Initial assessment (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2012-10-15
GES Descriptor D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems
Region/subregion North East Atlantic
Reported by Member state
Member state
SE
DK
DE
NL
BE
FR
UK
IE
ES
PT
Marine reporting units Number used
66
2
2
1
1
4
10
1
55
73
Features No theme
EcosystemOverall (1)
FeatureorCharacteristics (4)
HabitatsSpecificAreas (4)
IceCoverDuration (3)
IceCoverExtent (3)
ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (1)
ImpactPressureWaterColumn (1)
LevelPressureAcidification (1)
Abundance (1)
EcosystemOverall (2)
IceCoverDuration (1)
IceCoverExtent (1)
ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (1)
ImpactPressureWaterColumn (1)
LevelPressureAcidification (1)
Other (2)
Productivity (2)
Abundance (1)
EcosystemOverall (1)
FeatureorCharacteristics (1)
HabitatsSpecificAreas (1)
IceCoverDuration (1)
IceCoverExtent (1)
ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (1)
ImpactPressureWaterColumn (1)
LevelPressureAcidification (1)
Productivity (1)
Proportion (1)
Structure (1)
Abundance (1)
EcosystemOverall (1)
FeatureorCharacteristics (1)
HabitatsSpecificAreas (1)
IceCoverDuration (1)
IceCoverExtent (1)
ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (1)
ImpactPressureWaterColumn (1)
LevelPressureAcidification (1)
Productivity (1)
Proportion (1)
Structure (1)
IceCoverDuration (1)
IceCoverExtent (1)
IceCoverDuration (1)
IceCoverExtent (1)
ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (1)
ImpactPressureWaterColumn (1)
LevelPressureAcidification (1)
IceCoverDuration (1)
IceCoverExtent (1)
ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (1)
ImpactPressureWaterColumn (1)
LevelPressureAcidification (1)
IceCoverDuration (1)
IceCoverExtent (1)
ImpactPressureSeabedHabitats (1)
ImpactPressureWaterColumn (1)
LevelPressureAcidification (1)
Features Physical/chemical features
CurrentVelocity (3)
Mixing (3)
ResidenceTime (3)
Salinity (3)
SeaBottomTemperature (3)
SeaSurfaceTemperature (3)
TopographyBathymetry (3)
Transparency (3)
Turbidity (3)
Upwelling (3)
WaveExposure (3)
CurrentVelocity (1)
Mixing (1)
ResidenceTime (1)
Salinity (1)
SeaBottomTemperature (1)
SeaSurfaceTemperature (1)
TopographyBathymetry (1)
Transparency (1)
Turbidity (1)
Upwelling (1)
WaveExposure (1)
CurrentVelocity (1)
Mixing (1)
ResidenceTime (1)
Salinity (1)
SeaBottomTemperature (1)
SeaSurfaceTemperature (1)
TopographyBathymetry (1)
Transparency (1)
Turbidity (1)
Upwelling (1)
WaveExposure (1)
CurrentVelocity (1)
Mixing (1)
ResidenceTime (1)
Salinity (1)
SeaBottomTemperature (1)
SeaSurfaceTemperature (1)
TopographyBathymetry (1)
Transparency (1)
Turbidity (1)
Upwelling (1)
WaveExposure (1)
CurrentVelocity (1)
Mixing (1)
ResidenceTime (1)
Salinity (1)
SeaBottomTemperature (1)
SeaSurfaceTemperature (1)
TopographyBathymetry (1)
Transparency (1)
Turbidity (1)
Upwelling (1)
WaveExposure (1)
CurrentVelocity (1)
Mixing (1)
ResidenceTime (1)
Salinity (1)
SeaBottomTemperature (1)
SeaSurfaceTemperature (1)
TopographyBathymetry (1)
Transparency (1)
Turbidity (1)
Upwelling (1)
WaveExposure (1)
CurrentVelocity (1)
Mixing (1)
ResidenceTime (1)
Salinity (1)
SeaBottomTemperature (1)
SeaSurfaceTemperature (1)
TopographyBathymetry (1)
Transparency (1)
Turbidity (1)
Upwelling (1)
WaveExposure (1)
CurrentVelocity (1)
Mixing (1)
ResidenceTime (1)
Salinity (1)
SeaBottomTemperature (1)
SeaSurfaceTemperature (1)
TopographyBathymetry (1)
Transparency (1)
Turbidity (1)
Upwelling (1)
WaveExposure (1)
Elements No theme
NotReported (1)
NotRelevant (1)
NotReported (4)
NotRelevant (2)
NotReported (2)
Elements Predominant habitats
MarineCoast (1)
MarineShelf (1)
ShallSand (1)
ShelfCoarseSed (1)
ShelfMxdSed (1)
ShelfRock (1)
ShelfSand (1)
HabitatsOther (1)
MarineCoast (1)
MarineOceanic (1)
MarineShelf (1)
Elements Functional group
BirdsInshoreBenthic (1)
Elements Physical/chemical features
pH (1)
pH (1)
Criteria used D4 Food webs/D1 Ecosystems
Criteria used D4C1 Trophic guild species diversity (1.7, 1.7.1)
1.7.1
Criteria used D4C2 Abundance across trophic guilds (1.7, 1.7.1, 4.3, 4.3.1)
1.7.1
Criteria used D4C3 Trophic guild size distribution (4.2, 4.2.1)
4.2.1
Criteria used D4C4 Trophic guild productivity (4.1, 4.1.1)
Threshold values % of indicators with values (no. of indicators reported)
0.0% (1)
0.0% (0)
100.0% (1)
100.0% (1)
0.0% (0)
0.0% (0)
0.0% (0)
0.0% (0)
0.0% (0)
0.0% (0)
Proportion threshold values Range of % values (no. of indicators reported)
Baseline No. of indicators reported per response
not yet assessed (1)
Proportion values achieved No. of criteria reported per category
1-90 (1 or 12.5%)
75-100% (1 or 12.5%)
Not reported (2 or 25.0%)
NotReported (2 or 25.0%)
Se under "description". (1 or 12.5%)
not reported (1 or 12.5%)
Altered (4 or 44.4%)
None (1 or 11.1%)
NotReported (1 or 11.1%)
Unknown_NotAssessed (3 or 33.3%)
1-90 (1 or 10.0%)
25-50% (1 or 10.0%)
Erhoehte CO2-Gehalte in der Umwelt spiegeln sich noch nicht im pH-Wert des Meerwassers wider. (ABN) (1 or 10.0%)
NotReported (1 or 10.0%)
Unknown_NotAssessed (4 or 40.0%)
nicht relevant (2 or 20.0%)
7.7-8.4 (1 or 14.3%)
75-100% (2 or 28.6%)
Altered (2 or 28.6%)
Unknown_NotAssessed (2 or 28.6%)
Unknown_NotAssessed (3 or 100.0%)
None (1 or 25.0%)
Unknown_NotAssessed (3 or 75.0%)
Unknown (1 or 33.3%)
Unknown_NotAssessed (2 or 66.7%)
Assessment trend (status) No. of criteria assessments per category
Unknown_NotAssessed (1 or 100.0%)
Unknown_NotAssessed (1 or 100.0%)
Improving (1 or 20.0%)
Unknown_NotAssessed (4 or 80.0%)
Criteria status No. of criteria assessments per category
NotAssessed (1 or 100.0%)
NotAssessed (1 or 100.0%)
NotAssessed (4 or 80.0%)
OtherStatus (1 or 20.0%)
Assessment period
1985 - 2011
Related activities
NotReported
Industry, NotReported, Shipping
AgricultForestry, Industry, Urban
Industry, NotReported
NotReported
AgricultForestry, OilGas, Urban
AgricultForestry, Industry, OilGas