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This marine benthic landscape map of the Baltic Sea includes 60 broad scale habitat types which are defined according to different combinations of bottom substrate, photic zone and salinty level. Each habitat is described with a three digit grid code, where the first digit refers to bottom substrate, the second digit refers to photic zone and the third refers to salinity. Description of grid code digits: Bottom substrate: 1= bedrock, 2 = hard bottom, 3 = sand, 4 = hard clay, 5 = mud Photic zone: 1 = photic, 2 = aphotic Salinity: 1 = 0-5 psu, 2 = 5 - 7.5 psu, 3 = 7.5 -11 psu, 4 = 11 - 18 psu, 5 = 18-30 psu, 6 = &lt;30 psu The approach to marine landscape mapping within the Baltic Sea is based on the use of available physical, chemical and hydrographic data to prepare ecologically meaningful maps for areas with little or no biological information. It is basically a broad-scale map-ping/modelling approach based on presenting geophysical and hydrographical data in thematic GIS layers from which  marine landscapes can be derived. In order to limit the number of possible landscapes the thematic layers are typically presented in a lim-ited number of categories reflecting shifts in major ecological entities (e.g. distinguish between habitats assumed to be within or below the photic zone). The approach aims to recognise the ecological linkage between major assemblages of species and the physical environment in which they reside. It can be applied to charac-terising broad-scale benthic complexity using parameters such as surface sediment, temperature, water motion, photic depth and slope and for semi-enclosed areas, like the Baltic Sea, salinity and oxygen content.<BR /><BR /> </FONT> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <A name="Top" /> <H4>ISO and ESRI Metadata:</H4> <UL> <LI><A HREF="#Metadata_Information">Metadata Information</A></LI> <LI><A HREF="#300743680"> Resource Identification Information </A></LI> <LI><A HREF="#283148640"> Spatial Representation Information </A></LI> <LI><A HREF="#283148448"> Reference System Information </A></LI> <LI><A HREF="#283153152"> Data Quality Information </A></LI> <LI><A HREF="#300740640"> Distribution Information </A></LI> <LI><A HREF="#Binary_Enclosures">Binary Enclosures</A></LI> </UL> <BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE="1"> Metadata elements shown with blue text are defined in the International Organization for Standardization's (ISO) document 19115 <I>Geographic Information - Metadata.</I> Elements shown with <FONT color="#006400">green</FONT> text are defined by ESRI and will be documented as extentions to the ISO 19115. Elements shown with a green asterisk (<FONT color="#006400">*</FONT>) will be automatically updated by ArcCatalog. </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <A name="Metadata_Information"><HR /></A> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA" size="3"><B>Metadata Information</B></FONT></DT> <BR /><BR /> <DL> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Metadata language:</B></FONT> English</DT> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Metadata character set:</B></FONT> utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format</DT> <BR /><BR /><DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Last update:</B></FONT> 20100419</DT> <BR /><BR /><DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Metadata contact:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Individual's name:</B></FONT> Hanna Paulomaki/Minna Pyhala</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Organization's name:</B></FONT> HELCOM</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Contact's position:</B></FONT> Assisting Professional Secretary</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Contact's role:</B></FONT> custodian</DT> <BR /><BR /><DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Contact information:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Phone:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Voice:</B></FONT> +358-207412649</DT> </DL> </DD> </DD> <BR /> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Address:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Delivery point:</B></FONT></DT> <PRE ID="original">Katajanokanlaituri 6B</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>City:</B></FONT> Helsinki</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Postal code:</B></FONT> FI - 00160</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Country:</B></FONT> Finland</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>e-mail address:</B></FONT> firstname.lastname@helcom.fi</DT> </DL> </DD> </DD> <BR /> </DL> </DD> </DD> </DL> </DD> </DD> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Scope of the data described by the metadata:</B></FONT> dataset</DT> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Scope name:</B></FONT> dataset</DT> <BR /><BR /><DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Name of the metadata standard used:</B></FONT> ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata</DT> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Version of the metadata standard:</B></FONT> DIS_ESRI1.0</DT> <BR /><BR /></DD> </DL> </DL> <A HREF="#Top">Back to Top</A> <A NAME="300743680"><HR /></A> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA" size="3"><B>Resource Identification Information:</B></FONT></DT> <BR /><BR /> <DL> <DD> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Citation:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Title:</B></FONT> Marine benthic landscape map</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Alternate titles:</B></FONT> Benthic landscape map based on sediment, photic zone and salinity data.</DT> <BR /><BR /><DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Reference date:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Date:</B></FONT> 2007</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Type of date:</B></FONT> creation</DT> </DL> </DD> </DD> <BR /> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Edition date:</B></FONT> 2007</DT> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Presentation format:</B></FONT> digital map</DT> <BR /><BR /><DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Party responsible for the resource:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Individual's name:</B></FONT> Hanna Paulomaki/Minna Pyhala</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Organization's name:</B></FONT> HELCOM</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Contact's position:</B></FONT> Assisting Professional Secretary</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Contact's role:</B></FONT> custodian</DT> <BR /><BR /><DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Contact information:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Phone:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Voice:</B></FONT> +358-207412649</DT> </DL> </DD> </DD> <BR /> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Address:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Delivery point:</B></FONT></DT> <PRE ID="original">Katajanokanlaituri 6B</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>City:</B></FONT> Helsinki</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Postal code:</B></FONT> FI - 00160</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Country:</B></FONT> Finland</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>e-mail address:</B></FONT> firstname.lastname@helcom.fi</DT> </DL> </DD> </DD> <BR /> </DL> </DD> </DD> </DL> </DD> </DD> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Party responsible for the resource:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Individual's name:</B></FONT> Mr. Johnny Reker</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Organization's name:</B></FONT> The Danish Spatial and Environmental Planning Agency</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Contact's position:</B></FONT> BALANCE Project Manager</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Contact's role:</B></FONT> point of contact</DT> <BR /><BR /><DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Contact information:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Phone:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Voice:</B></FONT> +45 72544854</DT> </DL> </DD> </DD> <BR /> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Address:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Delivery point:</B></FONT></DT> <PRE ID="original">Haraldsgade 53</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>City:</B></FONT> Copenhagen</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Postal code:</B></FONT> 2100</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Country:</B></FONT> Denmark</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>e-mail address:</B></FONT> jyr@blst.dk</DT> </DL> </DD> </DD> <BR /> </DL> </DD> </DD> </DL> </DD> </DD> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Party responsible for the resource:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Individual's name:</B></FONT> Zyad Al-Hammdani</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Organization's name:</B></FONT> GEUS</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Contact's position:</B></FONT> Senior Researcher</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Contact's role:</B></FONT> principal investigator</DT> <BR /><BR /><DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Contact information:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Phone:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Voice:</B></FONT> +45 381 42000</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Fax:</B></FONT> +45 381 42050</DT> </DL> </DD> </DD> <BR /> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Address:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Delivery point:</B></FONT></DT> <PRE ID="original">Øster Voldgade 10</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>City:</B></FONT> København</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Postal code:</B></FONT> 1350</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Country:</B></FONT> Denmark</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>e-mail address:</B></FONT> azk@geus.dk</DT> </DL> </DD> </DD> <BR /> </DL> </DD> </DD> </DL> </DD> </DD> </DL> </DD> </DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Themes or categories of the resource:</B></FONT> biota, environment, geoscientificInformation, oceans</DT> <BR /><BR /><DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Theme keywords:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT> <FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Keywords:</B></FONT> broad-scale benthic habitats, marine benthic landscapes, habitat modeling and mapping</DT> <BR /><BR /> </DL> </DD> </DD> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Place keywords:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT> <FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Keywords:</B></FONT> Baltic Sea</DT> <BR /><BR /> </DL> </DD> </DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Abstract:</B></FONT></DT> <PRE ID="original">This dataset was produced by the EU funded Balance project and maps the ecologically relevant benthic landscapes (broad-scale benthic habitats) of the Baltic Sea, identified on salinity, sediments and photic depth (as light touching the seabed). This marine benthic landscape map of the Baltic Sea includes 60 broad scale habitat types which are defined according to different combinations of bottom substrate, photic zone and salinty level. Each habitat is described with a three digit grid code, where the first digit refers to bottom substrate, the second digit refers to photic zone and the third refers to salinity. Description of grid code digits: Bottom substrate: 1= bedrock, 2 = hard bottom, 3 = sand, 4 = hard clay, 5 = mud Photic zone: 1 = photic, 2 = aphotic Salinity: 1 = 0-5 psu, 2 = 5 - 7.5 psu, 3 = 7.5 -11 psu, 4 = 11 - 18 psu, 5 = 18-30 psu, 6 = &lt;30 psu The approach to marine landscape mapping within the Baltic Sea is based on the use of available physical, chemical and hydrographic data to prepare ecologically meaningful maps for areas with little or no biological information. It is basically a broad-scale map-ping/modelling approach based on presenting geophysical and hydrographical data in thematic GIS layers from which  marine landscapes can be derived. In order to limit the number of possible landscapes the thematic layers are typically presented in a lim-ited number of categories reflecting shifts in major ecological entities (e.g. distinguish between habitats assumed to be within or below the photic zone). The approach aims to recognise the ecological linkage between major assemblages of species and the physical environment in which they reside. It can be applied to charac-terising broad-scale benthic complexity using parameters such as surface sediment, temperature, water motion, photic depth and slope and for semi-enclosed areas, like the Baltic Sea, salinity and oxygen content.</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> <BR /> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Dataset language:</B></FONT> English</DT> <BR /><BR /><DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Resource constraints:</B></FONT></DT> <DL> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Constraints:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Limitations of use:</B></FONT> Due to the limited resolution of the dataset, it should be only used for broadscale purposes. The dataset also requires verifications. (The quality of data collated differs from high to low-resolution data. Some of the modelled datasets has 7km resolution while others have ~600m resolution. All datasets were re-gridded to a 200 × 200m grid. This process ensures data continuity but it does not increase the out-put map resolution.)</DT> <BR /><BR /> </DL> </DD> </DD> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Legal constraints:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Access constraints:</B></FONT> other restrictions</DT> <BR /><BR /> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Use constraints:</B></FONT> other restrictions</DT> <BR /><BR /> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Other constraints:</B></FONT></DT> <PRE ID="original">The EU-funded Balance project should always be cited as the data source.</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> <BR /> </DL> </DD> </DD> </DL> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Spatial representation type:</B></FONT> grid</DT> <BR /><BR /><DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Processing environment:</B></FONT> Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7600) ; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000</DT> <BR /><BR /> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Resource's bounding rectangle:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#006400"><B>Extent type:</B></FONT> Full extent in decimal degrees</DT> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Extent contains the resource:</B></FONT> Yes</DT> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>West longitude:</B></FONT> 3.409085</DT> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>East longitude:</B></FONT> 37.044358</DT> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>North latitude:</B></FONT> 67.032472</DT> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>South latitude:</B></FONT> 52.820069</DT> </DL> </DD> </DD> <BR /> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Other extent information:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Geographic extent:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DD> <DL> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Bounding rectangle:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#006400"><B>Extent type:</B></FONT> Full extent in the data's coordinate system</DT> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Extent contains the resource:</B></FONT> Yes</DT> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>West longitude:</B></FONT> -289000</DT> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>East longitude:</B></FONT> 1216000</DT> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>North latitude:</B></FONT> 7435000</DT> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>South latitude:</B></FONT> 5917000</DT> </DL> </DD> </DD> <BR /> </DL> </DD> </DD> </DL> </DD> </DD> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Point of contact:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Individual's name:</B></FONT> Mr. Johnny Reker</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Organization's name:</B></FONT> The Danish Spatial and Environmental Planning Agency</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Contact's position:</B></FONT> BALANCE Project Manager</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Contact's role:</B></FONT> point of contact</DT> <BR /><BR /><DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Contact information:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Phone:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Voice:</B></FONT> +45 72544854</DT> </DL> </DD> </DD> <BR /> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Address:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Delivery point:</B></FONT></DT> <PRE ID="original">Haraldsgade 53</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>City:</B></FONT> Copenhagen</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Postal code:</B></FONT> 2100</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Country:</B></FONT> Denmark</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>e-mail address:</B></FONT> jyr@blst.dk</DT> </DL> </DD> </DD> <BR /> </DL> </DD> </DD> </DL> </DD> </DD> </DD> </DL> </DL> <A HREF="#Top">Back to Top</A> <A NAME="283148640"><HR /></A> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA" size="3"><B>Spatial Representation - Grid:</B></FONT></DT> <BR /><BR /> <DL> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Number of dimensions:</B></FONT> 2</DT> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Axis dimensions properties:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Dimension:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Dimension name:</B></FONT> column (x-axis)</DT> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Dimension size:</B></FONT> 7525</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Resolution:</B></FONT></DT> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Distance:</B></FONT> 200</DT> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Units of measure:</B></FONT> Meter</DT> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Conversion to ISO units:</B></FONT> 1 Meter = 1 Meter(s)</DT> </DL> </DL> </DD> <BR /> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Dimension:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Dimension name:</B></FONT> row (y-axis)</DT> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Dimension size:</B></FONT> 7590</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Resolution:</B></FONT></DT> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Distance:</B></FONT> 200</DT> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Units of measure:</B></FONT> Meter</DT> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Conversion to ISO units:</B></FONT> 1 Meter = 1 Meter(s)</DT> </DL> </DL> </DD> <BR /> </DL> </DD> </DD> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Cell geometry:</B></FONT> area</DT> <BR /><BR /><DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Transformation parameters are available:</B></FONT> Yes</DT> <BR /><BR /></DD> </DL> </DL> <A HREF="#Top">Back to Top</A> <A NAME="283148448"><HR /></A> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA" size="3"><B>Reference System Information:</B></FONT></DT> <BR /><BR /> <DL> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Reference system identifier:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Value:</B></FONT> WGS_1984_UTM_Zone_34N</DT> <BR /><BR /></DL> </DD> </DD> </DD> </DL> </DL> <A HREF="#Top">Back to Top</A> <A NAME="283153152"><HR /></A> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA" size="3"><B>Data Quality Information:</B></FONT></DT> <BR /><BR /> <DL> <DD> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Scope of quality information:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Level of the data:</B></FONT> dataset</DT> <BR /><BR /></DL> </DD> </DD> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Lineage:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Lineage statement:</B></FONT></DT> <PRE ID="original">As the first step the necessary environmental parameters and data sets were selected for the identification of marine landscapes in the Baltic Sea. The next step was to harmonise and standardise the selected individual data sets and present them in unified formats. To produce the broad-scale benthic marine landscape map from a number of different sources efficiently raster map algebra in a GIS was used. The primary environmental parameters included for the developing the benthic marine landscapes were sediment, the photic  non-photic zone (where 1% of available light reaches the seabed) and salinity as they are important for determining broad-scale dis-tribution of species in a regional Baltic Sea context. National seabed sediment classification categories were harmonized in order to produce one classification scheme, which had to be as simple as possible, but still take into account biological importance. The resulting classification scheme consisting of five sediment classes are applied in the mapping and modelling of the Baltic Sea marine landscapes. These are: I. Bedrock. II. Hard bottom complex, includes patchy hard surfaces and coarse sand (some-times also clay) to boulders. III. Sand including fine to coarse sand (with gravel exposures). IV. Hard clay sometimes/often/possibly exposed or covered with a thin layer of sand/gravel. V. Mud including gyttja-clay to gyttja-silt. Available light at the seabed was included and divided into two categories, the photic and non-photic zones. The Baltic Sea is characterised by some fairly stable salinity gradients ranging from &gt; 30psu in the northern Kattegat to almost fresh water in the Bothnian Bay. As the salt concentration influences marine life in a number of different ways, salinity was split into 6 categories reflecting the distribution of structuring species. The approach used by the BALANCE project is fully applicable for an ecologically relevant characterisation of the Baltic Sea, however, end users might find it necessary to validate and further refine and improve the maps. Such validations and refinements are necessary in order to fully exploit the potential application of the maps and for linking them to the implementation of national and international legislation. For more information, see the Balance technical summary report no. 2 Baltic Sea marine landscapes and habitats: Mapping and modelling (http://balance-eu.org/xpdf/balance-technical-summary-report-no-2-4.pdf).</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> <BR /> </DL> </DD> </DD> </DD> </DL> </DL> <A HREF="#Top">Back to Top</A> <A NAME="300740640"><HR /></A> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA" size="3"><B>Distribution Information:</B></FONT></DT> <BR /><BR /> <DL> <DD> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Distributor:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Contact information:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Individual's name:</B></FONT> Hanna Paulomaki/Minna Pyhala</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Organization's name:</B></FONT> HELCOM</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Contact's position:</B></FONT> Assisting Professional Secretary</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Contact's role:</B></FONT> distributor</DT> <BR /><BR /><DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Contact information:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Phone:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Voice:</B></FONT> +358-207412649</DT> </DL> </DD> </DD> <BR /> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Address:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Delivery point:</B></FONT></DT> <PRE ID="original">Katajanokanlaituri 6B</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>City:</B></FONT> Helsinki</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Postal code:</B></FONT> FI - 00160</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Country:</B></FONT> Finland</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>e-mail address:</B></FONT> firstname.lastname@helcom.fi</DT> </DL> </DD> </DD> <BR /> </DL> </DD> </DD> </DL> </DD> </DD> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Available format:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Format name:</B></FONT> Raster Dataset</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Format version:</B></FONT> ESRI ArcGIS</DT> <BR /><BR /></DL> </DD> </DD> <DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Transfer options:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#006400">*</FONT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Transfer size:</B></FONT> 3.619</DT> <BR /><BR /><DD> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Online source:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Online location (URL):</B></FONT> http://www.helcom.fi/GIS/BalanceData/en_GB/main/</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Connection protocol:</B></FONT> internet</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Function performed:</B></FONT> download</DT> <DT><FONT color="#0000AA"><B>Description:</B></FONT> Downloadable Data</DT> </DL> </DD> </DD> <BR /> </DL> </DD> </DD> </DL> </DD> </DD> </DD> </DL> </DL> <A HREF="#Top">Back to Top</A> <A name="Binary_Enclosures"><HR /></A> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#006400" size="3"><B>Binary Enclosures:</B></FONT></DT> <BR /><BR /> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#006400"><B>Thumbnail:</B></FONT></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><FONT color="#006400"><B>Enclosure type:</B></FONT> Picture</DT> <BR /><BR /> <IMG ID="thumbnail" ALIGN="absmiddle" STYLE="height:144; border:'2 outset #FFFFFF'; position:relative" SRC="file:///W:\BALANCE project\metadata\MarineBenthicLandscape.bmp" /> </DL> </DD> <BR /> </DL> </DD> </DL> <A HREF="#Top">Back to Top</A> </FONT> </BODY> </HTML>