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Reef Check Med - key Mediterranean marine species 2001-2020

The dataset consists of abundance records of 43 marine species in the Mediterranean Sea from 2001 to 2020. Selected species include some protected and non-indigenous species, ecosystem engineers, species sensitive to climate change, and/or threatened by human activities. Taken together, these taxa represent key ecological aspects of Mediterranean subtidal habitats (Cerrano et al., 2017) and can be used to calculate the MedSens, an index of the environmental status of subtidal rocky coastal habitats based on species sensitivity (Turicchia et al., 2021). Observations were carried out by the EcoDivers (trained scuba divers, freedivers and snorkelers) according to a rigorous protocol (RCMed U-CEM) developed by the association Reef Check Italia onlus.

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Publication Date
2021-12-02
Title

Reef Check Med - key Mediterranean marine species 2001-2020

Abstract

The dataset consists of abundance records of 43 marine species in the Mediterranean Sea from 2001 to 2020. Selected species include some protected and non-indigenous species, ecosystem engineers, species sensitive to climate change, and/or threatened by human activities. Taken together, these taxa represent key ecological aspects of Mediterranean subtidal habitats (Cerrano et al., 2017) and can be used to calculate the MedSens, an index of the environmental status of subtidal rocky coastal habitats based on species sensitivity (Turicchia et al., 2021). Observations were carried out by the EcoDivers (trained scuba divers, freedivers and snorkelers) according to a rigorous protocol (RCMed U-CEM) developed by the association Reef Check Italia onlus.

Dataset Language

en

 
Dataset Creator
  Reef Check Italia onlus - Carlo Cerrano

Dataset Creator
  Reef Check Italia onlus - Massimo Ponti

Dataset Creator
  Reef Check Italia onlus - Gianfranco Rossi

Dataset Creator
  Reef Check Italia onlus - Eva Turicchia

Metadata Provider
  Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)

BE

https://www.vliz.be
Dataset Contact
  Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)

BE

https://www.vliz.be
Keywords (ASFA)
  • Climate change

  • Ecosystem engineers

  • Human activities

  • Non-indigenous species

  • Overfishing

  • Protected species

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

EurOBIS calculated BBOX > station Bounding Box

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate

-1.15455

East Bounding Coordinate

25.362

North Bounding Coordinate

45.7636

South Bounding Coordinate

35.40266

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

Mediterranean Region

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date

2001-01-01

End Date

2020-01-01

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103471

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

genus

Taxonomic Rank Value

Aplidium

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131975

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

genus

Taxonomic Rank Value

Aplysina

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138788

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Arca noae

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135178

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Astroides calycularis

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131774

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

genus

Taxonomic Rank Value

Axinella

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135108

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

genus

Taxonomic Rank Value

Balanophyllia

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:660621

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Caulerpa cylindracea

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:144476

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Caulerpa taxifolia

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124331

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Centrostephanus longispinus

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127000

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Chromis chromis

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135146

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Cladocora caespitosa

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126285

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Conger conger

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125416

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Corallium rubrum

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126076

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

genus

Taxonomic Rank Value

Diplodus

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:100790

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

genus

Taxonomic Rank Value

Epizoanthus

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125361

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Eunicella cavolinii

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125365

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Eunicella singularis (Esper, 1794)

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125366

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Eunicella verrucosa

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:134025

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Geodia cydonium (Jameson)

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126224

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

genus

Taxonomic Rank Value

Hippocampus

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107253

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Homarus gammarus (Linnaeus)

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135193

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Leptopsammia pruvoti

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125420

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Maasella edwardsii

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124101

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Ophidiaster ophidianus

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107703

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Palinurus elephas

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124316

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Paracentrotus lividus

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125387

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Paramuricea clavata

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101055

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Parazoanthus axinellae (Schmidt)

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140679

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Patella ferruginea

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:394429

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Pecten jacobaeus

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

family

Taxonomic Rank Value

Pectinidae

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140780

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Pinna nobilis

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103466

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

genus

Taxonomic Rank Value

Polycitor

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:103449

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

family

Taxonomic Rank Value

Pyuridae

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140416

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Rapana venosa

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127010

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Sciaena umbra Linnaeus, 1758

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107708

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Scyllarides latus

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:153683

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

suborder

Taxonomic Rank Value

Stolonifera [Ctenostomata]

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132077

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

genus

Taxonomic Rank Value

Tethya

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126446

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

species

Taxonomic Rank Value

Trisopterus minutus (Linnaeus, 1758)

License Information

Intellectual Rights

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Additional Metadata

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Extra metadata added by VLIZ to add parameter, platform info, as well as GBIF fields

Metadata

GBIF Metadata Block

Date Stamp

2021-12-02T14:49:31+01:00

Hierarchy Level

dataset

Citation

Ponti, M., Turicchia, E., Rossi, G., Cerrano, C.; Reef Check Italia onlus; (2020): Reef Check Med - key Mediterranean marine species 2001-2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.14284/468

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Dataset dedicated website

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