4437bd99-4335-412a-9988-f03dfe43a729 Info and download page on LifeWatch Italy Data Portal https://data.lifewatchitaly.eu/handle/123456789/129720 DOI https://doi.org/10.48372/F9EQ-5359 Ana Lillebø Universidade de Aveiro Principal researcher lillebo@ua.pt https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5228-0329 António Nogueira Universidade de Aveiro Full professor antonio.nogueira@ua.pt https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7089-2508 Bruna R. F. Oliveira Universidade de Aveiro Researcher bruna.oliveira@ua.pt https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5877-8614 Martina Pulieri University of Salento Research assistant martina.pulieri@unisalento.it https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9691-1989 Anis Guelmami Tour du Valat Engineer guelmami@tourduvalat.org https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3906-6424 Content Provider Constantin Cazacu University of Bucharest Assistant professor constantin.cazacu@g.unibuc.ro https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4521-7185 Content Provider Marinka van Puijenbroek Wageningen University and Research Researcher marinka.vanpuijenbroek@wur.nl https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1237-6403 Content Provider Elisa Ciravegna Wageningen Social and Economic Research Researcher elisa.ciravegna@wur.nl Content Provider Justine Raoult Wageningen Economic Research Researcher justine.raoult@wur.nl Content Provider Volkert Beekman Wageningen University and Research Researcher volkert.beekman@wur.nl Content Provider Nico Polman Wageningen University Research Researcher nico.polman@wur.nl Content Provider Ana I. Sousa Universidade de Aveiro Researcher anaisousa@ua.pt https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0783-5177 Content Provider Heliana Teixeira Universidade de Aveiro Researcher heliana.teixeira@ua.pt https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8525-9967 Content Provider Lamara Cavalcante Universidade de Aveiro PhD Student lamaracavalcante@live.ua.pt https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2293-2602 Content Provider Antonio Camacho University of Valencia Full professor antonio.camacho@uv.es https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0841-2010 Content Provider Carlos Rochera University of Valencia Researcher carlos.rochera@uv.es https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8294-4755 Content Provider Daniel Morant University of Valencia Researcher daniel.morant@uv.es https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8267-5340 Content Provider Marija Katarzyte Marine Research Institute, Klaipeda University Researcher marija.Katarzyte@ku.lt https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7751-3187 Content Provider Martynas Bučas Marine Research Institute, Klaipeda University Researcher martynas.Bucas@ku.lt https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4668-5669 Content Provider Diana Vaičiūtė Marine Research Institute, Klaipeda University Researcher diana.Vaiciute@ku.lt https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4479-5688 Content Provider Bruna R. F. Oliveira Universidade de Aveiro Researcher bruna.oliveira@ua.pt https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5877-8614 Editor 2025-04-14 English This dataset was developed as part of the RESTORE4Cs project, which aims to assess and enhance the role of coastal wetland restoration in mitigating climate change while delivering critical ecosystem services. The project focuses on understanding the interactions between biodiversity, carbon sequestration, and socio-economic benefits provided by these dynamic ecosystems. As part of this effort, six case pilots were selected to represent diverse coastal wetland types across Europe. These sites encompass a range of ecological conditions, management histories, and socio-environmental contexts, providing a broad basis for assessing wetland functionality and restoration potential. The dataset maps habitats and ecosystem services across these six case studies, offering a detailed spatial representation of: Habitat types present within the selected wetlands, classified according to the standardized European Nature Information System (EUNIS), v2012, and v2021 (terrestrial)/2022 (marine); and Ecosystem services provided by these habitats, according to the Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (CICES) v5.1. This dataset serves as a crucial resource for scientists, policymakers, and conservation practitioners, enabling evidence-based decision-making in coastal wetland management and restoration. It facilitates comparative analyses across different wetland systems, providing insights into how restoration can enhance climate resilience and biodiversity while delivering essential ecosystem services to local communities. ecosystem services Biodiversity Thesaurus Coastal habitats EUNIS habitats wetland Environmental Thesaurus Free for use, including sharing and adaptation, by all individuals provided that the owners are acknowledged in any use or publication. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Danube Delta 28.2843 29.7459 45.4723 44.8032 Ria de Aveiro -8.72507 -8.59663 40.74963 40.63271 Marjal dels moros -0.27997 -0.240362 39.64107 39.61579 Curonian lagoon 20.5142 21.2653 55.7186 54.8743 Camargue 4.4382 4.9275 43.674 43.3229 Dutch wetlands 3.9907 4.4087 51.6811 51.2754 http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#keyword http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/B http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#keyword http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/BLH-PCLVN68R-7 http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#keyword http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21797 Ana Lillebø Universidade de Aveiro Principal researcher lillebo@ua.pt https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5228-0329 António Nogueira Universidade de Aveiro Full professor antonio.nogueira@ua.pt https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7089-2508 Bruna R. F. Oliveira Universidade de Aveiro Researcher bruna.oliveira@ua.pt https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5877-8614 Habitats: For mapping the landscape units (Habitats), the EUNIS Habitats database http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/habitats.jsp was used as baseline and refined by the experts of each case study. The crosswalk EUNIS 2012 - EUNIS 2021terrestrial (https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/eunis-habitat-classification-1/eunis-terrestrial-habitat-classification-review-2021/eunis-terrestrial-habitat-classification-2021) and crosswalk EUNIS 2012 - EUNIS 2022 marine (https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/eunis-habitat-classification-1/eunis-marine-habitat-classification-review-2022/eunis-marine-habitat-classification-2022) were then used as baseline to determine the equivalent Corine Land Cover landscape units, with the case study experts improvement when ambiguity was identified. Ecosystem Services: The case study experts identified the ecosystem services of each landscape unit according to the Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (CICES) v5.1 https://cices.eu/resources/. Ana Lillebø Universidade de Aveiro Principal researcher lillebo@ua.pt 0000-0002-5228-0329 Principal Investigator António Nogueira Universidade de Aveiro Full professor antonio.nogueira@ua.pt 0000-0001-7089-2508 Point Of Contact Bruna R. F. Oliveira Universidade de Aveiro Researcher bruna.oliveira@ua.pt 0000-0001-5877-8614 Point Of Contact All major European Union (EU) policies recognise the key role of wetlands to achieve the EU objectives regarding climate neutrality, biodiversity protection, zero-pollution, flood protection, and circular economy. Therefore, assessing the current extent and state of European wetlands, their current and potential greenhouse gases (GHG) profile and their medium to long-term mitigation capacity through restoration, or other measures, are key priorities of the European Union to tackle climate change. Led by the University of Aveiro, the Horizon project RESTORE4Cs (Modelling RESTORation of wEtlands for Carbon pathways, Climate Change mitigation and adaptation, ecosystem services, and biodiversity, Co-benefits) will assess the role of restoration action on wetlands capacity in terms of climate change mitigation and a wide range of ecosystem services using an integrative socio-ecological systems approach. R4Cs_D1_Habitats.csv Habitat types present within the RESTORE4Cs case study, classified according to the standardised European Nature Information System (EUNIS), 2012 version, and 2021 version (terrestrial)/2022 (marine). R4Cs_D1_Habitats.csv 15051 MD5:86a2a822d8f91ed24346d8f105f66540 1 column , caseStudy Case Study The number of the case study. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasCode http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20162 locality Locality The specific description of the place. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/locality EUNIS2012Level1 EUNIS 2012 Level 1 The EUNIS habitat, which are the broadest types of habitat in Europe. nominal EUNIS2012Level2 EUNIS 2012 Level 2 The EUNIS habitat based on biological zone and substrate type. nominal EUNIS2012CodeLevel2 EUNIS 2012 code level 2 The 2012 EUNIS Habitat Classification level 2 codes. nominal EUNIS2021/2022CodeLevel2 EUNIS 2021/2022 code level 2 The 2021/2022 EUNIS Habitat Classification level 2 codes. nominal caseStudyTotalArea Case study total area The total area of the case study. squareKilometers ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType http://marineregions.org/ns/placetypes#Area caseStudySubdivisions Case study subdivisions It refers to a spatial object designated for protection under national, European, or international legislation due to its environmental, cultural, or heritage value. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/featureconcept/ProtectedSite relativeCoverage Relative coverage The proportion of a given geographic area (e.g., a country, biome, or region) that is covered by a particular feature type, such as Natura 2000 sites or Ramsar wetlands. percent ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType https://vocabulary.actris.nilu.no/actris_controlled_lists/coverage 97 R4Cs_D1_EcosystemServices.csv Ecosystem services provided by these habitats, according to the Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (CICES) v5.1. R4Cs_D1_EcosystemServices.csv 535809 MD5:a0ee7f688c8bca220f9718a5b03fdb0e UTF-8 1 column ; caseStudy Case Study The number of the case study. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasCode http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20162 locality Locality The specific description of the place. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/locality EUNIS2012Level1 EUNIS 2012 Level 1 The EUNIS habitat, which are the broadest types of habitat in Europe. nominal EUNIS2012Level2 EUNIS 2012 Level 2 The EUNIS habitat based on biological zone and substrate type. nominal ESSCodeCICESv5.1 ESS Code CICES v5.1 Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services codes. nominal ESSSectionCICESv5.1 ESS Section CICES v5.1 Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services sections. nominal ESSBio/AbioCICESv5.1 ESS Bio/Abio CICES v5.1 Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services entities. nominal Abiotic Biotic ESSDivisionCICESv5.1 ESS Division CICES v5.1 Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services divisions. nominal ESSGroupCICESv5.1 ESS Group CICES v5.1 Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services groups. nominal ESSClassCICESv5.1 ESS Class CICES v5.1 Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services classes. nominal 1668