Progress in Marine Conservation in Europe NATURA 2000 Sites in German Offshore Waters /

Progress in Marine Conservation in Europe NATURA 2000 Sites in German Offshore Waters /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Nordheim, Henning. (Editor), Boedeker, Dieter. (Editor), Krause, Jochen C. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edition:1st ed. 2006.
Subjects:
Nature conservation.
Geobiology.
Ecology .
Physical geography.
Geoecology.
Environmental geology.
Environmental law.
Environmental policy.
Nature Conservation.
Biogeosciences.
Ecology.
Physical Geography.
Geoecology/Natural Processes.
Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-33291-X
Table of Contents:
  • MPAs in the German EEZ - conventions and legal aspects
  • International conventions for marine nature conservation and marine protected areas relevant to the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
  • Marine Protected Areas in the EEZ in light of international and European Community law - Legal basis and aspects of implementation
  • Site selection procedure
  • Interpretation, identification and ecological assessment of the NATURA 2000 habitats "sandbank" and "reef"
  • Rationale behind site selection for the NATURA 2000 network in the German EEZ
  • Identification and assessments of habitats
  • Identification of submarine banks in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea with the aid of TIN modelling
  • Identification of submarine hard-bottom substrates in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea EEZ with high-resolution acoustic seafloor imaging
  • Search for particularly valuable benthic areas within the German North Sea EEZ
  • Benthic assessment of marine areas of particular ecological importance within the German Baltic Sea EEZ
  • Identification and assessments of sites - fish, mammals and birds
  • Survey of NATURA 2000 fish species in the German North and Baltic Seas
  • Utilisation of time and space by harbour seals (Phoca vitulina vitulina) determined by new remote-sensing methods
  • Evaluating the distribution and density of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in selected areas in German waters
  • Seasonal and geographical variation of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) habitat use in the German Baltic Sea monitored by passive acoustic methods (PODs)
  • Identification of areas of seabird concentrations in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea using aerial and ship-based surveys
  • The MINOS project: ecological assessments of possible impacts of offshore wind energy projects
  • Public awareness and consultation
  • Consultation and public involvement
  • Raising public awareness - "HabitatMareNATURA2000.de".

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