Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde, Seestr. 15, 18119 Warnemünde, Germany.
Mar Pollut Bull. 2014 Jan 15;78(1-2):181-9. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.10.045. Epub 2013 Nov 16.
The HELCOM Red List biotopes project proposed a Baltic Sea wide classification consisting of six levels: The HELCOM Underwater biotopes/habitats classification system (HELCOM HUB). We present a case study from the south-western Baltic Sea where we tested the applicability of this system. More than 500 sampling stations were analyzed regarding macrozoobenthic communities and their linkage to environmental parameters. Based on the analyses of biotic and abiotic data, 21 groups were assigned to 13 biotopes of the classification. For some biotopes varying states of communities were recognized. Even though not all abiotic parameters are considered directly in the hierarchy of the classification in general, all soft-bottom communities could be allocated to a corresponding biotope. The application of the HELCOM HUB for the south-western Baltic Sea is feasible, in regard to the implementation of the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive as well as the Baltic Sea Action Plan.
赫尔辛基委员会红色名录生物群落项目提出了一个涵盖整个波罗的海的分类系统，包括六个层次：赫尔辛基委员会水下生物群落/栖息地分类系统（HELCOM HUB）。我们提出了一个来自波罗的海西南部的案例研究，在那里我们测试了该系统的适用性。超过 500 个采样站的分析结果表明，大型底栖动物群落及其与环境参数的联系。基于生物和非生物数据的分析，将 21 个组分配到分类的 13 个生物群落中。对于一些生物群落，我们识别出了不同的状态。尽管在分类的层次结构中并非直接考虑所有的非生物参数，但一般来说，所有软底社区都可以分配到相应的生物群落。赫尔辛基委员会 HUB 在波罗的海西南部的应用是可行的，这与欧洲海洋战略框架指令以及波罗的海行动计划的实施有关。
