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A protocol for classifying ecologically relevant marine zones,a statistical approach |
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| Authors: | Els Verfaillie Steven Degraer Kristien Schelfaut Wouter Willems Vera Van Lancker |
| Affiliation: | 1. Ghent University, Renard Centre of Marine Geology, Department of Geology and Soil Science, Krijgslaan 281, S8, 9000 Gent, Belgium;2. Ghent University, Carto-GIS cluster, Krijgslaan 281, S8, 9000 Gent, Belgium;3. Ghent University, Marine Biology Section, Biology Department, Krijgslaan 281, S8, 9000 Gent, Belgium;4. Management Unit of the Mathematical Model of the North Sea, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Gulledelle 100, 1200 Brussel, Belgium;5. Soresma nv, Poortakkerstraat 41, 9051 Gent, Belgium |
| Abstract: | Mapping ecologically relevant zones in the marine environment has become increasingly important. Biological data are however often scarce and alternatives are being sought in optimal classifications of abiotic variables. The concept of ‘marine landscapes’ is based on a hierarchical classification of geological, hydrographic and other physical data. This approach is however subject to many assumptions and subjective decisions. |
| Keywords: | marine landscape approach zonation abiotic variables macrobenthic species principal components analysis cluster analysis Belgian part of the North Sea |
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