MedSens: Mediterranean Marine Species Abundance (Reef Check Italia)

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Marine Biodiversity · 2.3 MB · License: CC-BY-4.0

Abundance of 25 Mediterranean marine species collected by volunteer divers under the Reef Check Mediterranean protocol, used to compute the MedSens biotic index.

🔗 Dataset page · Zenodo record

Challenge

Which Mediterranean indicator species are most sensitive to environmental stress, according to diver surveys, and where is the MedSens index lowest?

• Where to start: Unzip the abundance tables. Explore abundance per species and site; if the MedSens index is provided or computable, map it.
• What to share: A ranking of sensitive species and a site-level map or chart of ecological quality.

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