Alvarez Berastegui, Diego; Aparicio-Gonzalez, Alberto; Reñones, Olga (2013): Georeferenced standardized apparent wave power along the coastline of Cabrera National Park for analysis of essential habitats of littoral species [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.808859
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Abstract:
Wind- induced exposure is one of the major forces shaping the geomorphology and biota in coastal areas. The effect of wave exposure on littoral biota is well known in marine environments (Ekebon et al., 2003; Burrows et al., 2008).
In the Cabrera Archipelago National Park wave exposure has demostrated to have an effect on the spatial distribution of different stages of E.marginatus (Alvarez et al., 2010).
Standarized average wave exposures during 2008 along the Cabrera Archipelago National park coast line were calculated to be applied in studies of littoral species distribution within the archipelago. Average wave exposure (or apparent wave power) was calculated for points located 50 m equidistant on the coastline following the EXA methodology (EXposure estimates for fragmented Archipelagos) (Ekebon et al., 2003). The average wave exposures were standardized from 1 to 100 (minimum and maximum in the area), showing coastal areas with different levels of mea wave exposure during the year. Input wind data (direction and intensity) from 2008 was registered at the Cabrera mooring located north of Cabrera Archipelago. Data were provided by IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB, TMMOS http://www.imedea.uib-csic.es/tmoos/boyas/).
This cartography has been developed under the framework of the project EPIMHAR, funded by the National Park's Network (Spanish Ministry of Environment, Maritime and Rural Affairs, reference: 012/2007 ). Part of this work has been developed under the research programs funded by "Fons de Garantia Agrària i Pesquera de les Illes Balears (FOGAIBA)".
Related to:
Alvarez Berastegui, Diego; Aparicio-Gonzalez, Alberto; Rueda, Laura; Morey, G; Navarro, O; Coll, J; Grau, A M; Deudero, Salud (2010): Marine habitat mapping estimation of wave exposure in Cabrera Archipielog National Park for identification of essential fish hábitats. XVI Simposio Ibérico de Estudios de Biología Marina (SIEBM), Alicante (Spain) - Poster (pdf 1 MB), hdl:10013/epic.41200.d006
Ekebom, Jan; Laihonen, Pasi; Suominen, Tapio (2003): A GIS- based stepwise procedure for assessing physical exposure in fragmented archipelagos. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 57(5-6), 887-898, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-7714(02)00419-5
Robb, Linda; Harvey, Robin; Borrows, Michael T (2008): Wave exposure indices from digital coastlines and the prediction of rocky shore community structure. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 353, 1-12, https://doi.org/10.3354/meps07284
Further details:
Coastal exposure of Cabrera Archipelago National Park for identification of essential fish habitats (figure). hdl:10013/epic.41200.d001
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 39.153718 * Median Longitude: 2.947825 * South-bound Latitude: 39.120763 * West-bound Longitude: 2.913818 * North-bound Latitude: 39.207505 * East-bound Longitude: 2.979801
Event(s):
Cabrera * Latitude: 39.150000 * Longitude: 2.950000 * Location: Cabrera Archipelago National Park, Balearic Islands, Western Mediterranean Sea
Comment:
A map showing the location with a preview of the data is linked at "Further details". All data submitted is georreferenced in the WGS84 ellipsoid.
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| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Geocode | |||
| 2 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Geocode | |||
| 3 | Standardized appearent wave power | SAWP | Alvarez Berastegui, Diego |
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