Checklist of Baltic Sea Macro-species - IOW
Checklist of Baltic Sea Macro-species - IOW
Checklist of Baltic Sea Macro-species - IOW
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3. <strong>Checklist</strong> documentation and distribution data<br />
for <strong>Baltic</strong> <strong>Sea</strong> benthic invertebrate <strong>species</strong><br />
The checklist for <strong>Baltic</strong> <strong>Sea</strong> benthic invertebrate<br />
<strong>species</strong> compiled within the HELCOM Red List<br />
project currently includes 1898 macrozoobenthic<br />
<strong>species</strong> and their most common synonyms. This<br />
is the most diverse group in the HELCOM checklist<br />
and by far the largest. Figures 8 and 9 show<br />
<strong>species</strong> diversity per sub-basin, as well as 13 additional<br />
sections <strong>of</strong> coastline such as bays, lagoons<br />
and estuaries (see Figure 10 for the locations <strong>of</strong> the<br />
additional coastal sections). Figure 10 shows the<br />
distribution <strong>of</strong> <strong>species</strong> diversity per sub-basin.<br />
Figure 8. Number <strong>of</strong> benthic invertebrate <strong>species</strong> per<br />
<strong>Baltic</strong> <strong>Sea</strong> sub-basin, excluding <strong>species</strong> present in the<br />
additional coastal sections.<br />
Bothnian Bay<br />
The Quark<br />
Bothnian <strong>Sea</strong><br />
Archipelago <strong>Sea</strong><br />
Åland <strong>Sea</strong><br />
132<br />
95<br />
147<br />
122<br />
70<br />
Gulf <strong>of</strong> Finland<br />
482<br />
Northern <strong>Baltic</strong> Proper<br />
Gulf <strong>of</strong> Riga<br />
Gulf <strong>of</strong> Gdask<br />
Eastern Gotland Basin<br />
Western Gotland Basin<br />
Bornholm Basin<br />
79<br />
122<br />
113<br />
105<br />
63<br />
164<br />
Arkona Basin 300<br />
The Sound<br />
622<br />
Bay <strong>of</strong> Mecklenburg<br />
Kiel Bay<br />
Little Belt<br />
Great Belt<br />
439<br />
491<br />
338<br />
397<br />
Kattegat<br />
1028<br />
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> <strong>species</strong><br />
1–100<br />
101–200<br />
201–300<br />
301–400<br />
401–600<br />
601–1028<br />
1028<br />
132<br />
96<br />
147<br />
122<br />
79<br />
79<br />
53<br />
105<br />
122<br />
482<br />
Figure 9. Number <strong>of</strong> benthic invertebrate <strong>species</strong> per<br />
additional coastal section.<br />
Curonian Lagoon<br />
Darss-Zingst Lagoon<br />
Rugia Lagoon<br />
Greifswald Lagoon<br />
Szczecin Lagoon<br />
Vistula Lagoon<br />
Flensburg Fjord<br />
Schlei Estuary<br />
Eckernförde Bay<br />
Kiel Fjord<br />
Trave Estuary<br />
Wismar Bay<br />
Warnow Estuary<br />
120<br />
115<br />
121<br />
120<br />
165<br />
215<br />
248<br />
251<br />
246<br />
223<br />
119<br />
211<br />
143<br />
0 50 100 150 200 250 300<br />
397<br />
333<br />
491<br />
439<br />
622<br />
300<br />
164<br />
113<br />
13