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

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Nordheim, Henning von (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Boedeker, Dieter (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Krause, Jochen C. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Θέματα: Environment.; Geobiology.; Physical geography.; Ecology.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Nature conservation.; Nature Conservation.; Biogeosciences.; Physical Geography.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.

This volume offers insight in the identification and selection procedure of marine protected areas in the German exclusive economic zones (EEZs) of the North - and Baltic Seas. EU Member States are obliged to establish a coherent network of protected areas, consisting of sites identified under the E...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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”.