Benthic habitats using EUNIS classification for the Brazilian EEZ

Citation

De Souza, Vitor; Gandra, Tiago; Bonetti, Jarbas ; Galparsoro, Ibon; Conti, Luis; Scherer, Marinez (2024), “Benthic habitats using EUNIS classification for the Brazilian EEZ”, Mendeley Data, V1. https://doi.org/10.17632/2mvy9bgrxs.1

Contact: De Souza, Vitor

Archived data

Archived file:

habitat_eez.zip

Availability:

This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Description

The dataset contains the shapefile of marine benthic broad habitats classified according to EUNIS classification for the Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone region. It was developed using open access databases and GIS operations to develop two intermediate layers: (i) biological zones and (ii) substrate type. Both layers were combined to form the first continuous map of marine habitats for the entire region.

This benthic habitats distribution map was classified according to the European Union Information System (EUNIS) up to level 3 (broad habitat types). It was obtained through the compilation and analysis of key environmental parameters (i.e. depth of euphotic zone, wave mean period, bathymetric terrain model and type of substrate).

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 862428 (MISSION ATLANTIC).

Scope

Themes:

Biology > Benthos

Keywords:

Marine/Coastal, Data not evaluated, Esri Shapefile, Habitat types and species distribution and range (Habitats Directive), Habitats and biotopes, Metadata conformant, No limitations to public access, Oceans, Regional, WGS84 (EPSG:4326), Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone

Geographical coverage

Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [Marine Regions]

Contributors

Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), more, data creator

De Souza, Vitor
Bonetti, Jarbas
Scherer, Marinez

Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Sul (IFSul), more, data creator

Gandra, Tiago

AZTI, Marine Research; Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA) (AZTI), more, data creator

Galparsoro, Ibon

University of São Paulo (USP), more, data creator

Conti, Luis

Project