Future climate projection maps show potential suitable habitats for non-native marine species in north-west European shelf seas. The data includes present-day conditions (1980-2009) and future projections for two periods (2040-2069 and 2069-2098). It was contributed by the Marine Environmental Data & Information Network.
Use Cases
- Modeling invasion risk based on projected habitat suitability changes.
- Assessing climate change impacts on marine biodiversity based on future distribution maps.
- Informing marine conservation and biosecurity policy based on species-specific future habitat projections.
Strengths
- Provides data for three distinct 30-year time periods: 1980-2009, 2040-2069, and 2069-2098.
- Covers the specific geographic region of north-west European shelf seas.
- Focuses on non-native species, a key concern for biodiversity and ecosystem management.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
- Time Range
- 1980-2009, 2040-2069, 2069-2098
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-11 08:11:36.399261; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- North-west European shelf seas