ospar_changes_phyto_zoo_2017_01_001 eng MD_CharacterSetCode_utf8 dataset OSPAR Commission secretariat@ospar.org pointOfContact 2017-10-04 ISO19115 2003/Cor.1:2006 http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/3035 IA2017 Changes in Phytoplankton and Zooplankton Communities - Data Results 2017-06-30 publication 2017-06-30 revision 2017-06-30 creation ospar_changes_phyto_zoo_2017_01_001 Data results supporting IA2017 Indicator Assessment Changes in Phytoplankton and Zooplankton Communities. Indicators based on plankton functional groups, or lifeforms, can be used to reveal plankton community responses to factors such as nutrient loading from humans and climate-driven change. Changes in the relative abundance between ecologically-relevant lifeform pairs can indicate changes to key aspects of ecosystem functioning, for example, links between the water column and sea floor, ecosystem energy flows and pathways, and food web interactions.The indicator PH1/FW5 uses changes in relative abundance of plankton lifeform (functional group) pairs to examine changes in marine plankton communities. The assessment was carried out for 11 lifeform pairs in the Bay of Biscay and Iberian Coast, Celtic Seas and Greater North Sea from 2009-2014. Because PH1/FW5 is a new indicator in the first phase of development, it has not yet been assessed against a threshold value. Instead, the years 2004-2008, are used as starting conditions (not reference conditions) to examine change in lifeform pairs. [Version 001] OSPAR Commission secretariat@ospar.org owner Biodiversity GEOSS - Earth Observation Vocabulary, version 1.0 2011-05-01 publication Environmental monitoring facilities GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication BIOSPHERE (organisms, ecosystems) GEMET - Groups, version 2.4 2010-01-13 publication http://www.ospar.org/site/assets/files/1215/ospar_data_conditions_of_use.pdf otherRestrictions no limitation eng biota -12.03 13.07 36.00 62.00 2004-01-01 2014-12-31 unknown unknown /en/submissions/ospar_changes_phyto_zoo_2017_01_001/ dataset Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 publication See the referenced specification true Data results from an assessment by OSPAR Contracting Parties. Full assessment available from https://oap.ospar.org/en/ospar-assessments/intermediate-assessment-2017/biodiversity-status/habitats/changes-phytoplankton-and-zooplankton-communities/ [Version Comment] Initial version