Calibration and validation of the AZTI's Marine Biotic Index (AMBI) for Southern California marine bays

Teixeira, Heliana; Weisberg, Stephen B.; Borja, Ángel; Ranasinghe, J. Ananda; Cadien, Donald B.; Velarde, Ronald G.; Lovell, Lawrence L.; Pasko, Dean; Phillips, Charles; Montagne, David E.; Ritter, Kerry J.; Salas, F.; Marques, João Carlos

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“…The AMBI was originally developed, and has been primarily used, in Europe. However, it has been applied or evaluated in a number of regions outside of Europe; including the United States (Borja et al, 2008;Borja and Tunberg 2011;Teixeira et al, 2012), South America (Muniz et al, 2005), and Canada (Callier et al, 2008). The AMBI is an abundance-weighted, tolerance value index that assesses habitat condition based upon the relative abundance of taxa in different tolerance value groups, similar in concept to the Hilsenhoff Biotic Index (Hilsenhoff, 1977) or the Southern California Benthic Response Index (Smith et al, 2001).…”

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Effect of ecological group classification schemes on performance of the AMBI benthic index in US coastal waters

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Effect of ecological group classification schemes on performance of the AMBI benthic index in US coastal waters

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“…Specific biotic indices have recently been developed to evaluate water quality using macrobenthos [61][62][63], seagrass [64,65] or littoral macroalgae [66,67]. A list of indices of interest for environmental diagnostics has been prepared at Mediterranean Sea level, following the criteria first employed in France for the implementation of the EU Habitats Directive in the terrestrial realm [68].…”

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The Challenge of Managing Marine Biodiversity: A Practical Toolkit for a Cartographic, Territorial Approach

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An approach to the management of marine biodiversity was developed based on two levels of environmental diagnostics: (1) the characterization (to identify types), and (2) the evaluation (to define status and values). Both levels involve the production of maps, namely: (i) morphobathymetry and sedimentology; (ii) habitats; (iii) natural emergencies; (iv) degradation and risk; (v) weighted vulnerability; (vi) environmental quality; and, (vii) susceptibility to use. A general methodological aspect that must be stated first is the need of dividing the mapped area in territorial units corresponding to submultiples of the UTM grid and having different sizes according to the scale adopted. Territorial units (grid cells) are assigned to one of five classes of evaluation, ranging from high necessity of conservation or protection to non-problematic, unimportant or already compromised (according to the specific map) situations. Depending on the scale, these maps are suited OPEN ACCESSDiversity 2012, 4 420 for territorial planning (small scales, allowing for a synoptic view) or for administration and decision making (large scales, providing detail on local situations and problems). Mapping should be periodically repeated (diachronic cartography) to assure an efficient tool for integrated coastal zone management.

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“…Efficient adoption of the existing knowledge not only accelerates the developmental process per se (e.g., Fautin et al, 2010;Teixeira et al, 2012;Borja et al, 2015) but also implies that data associated with indicator development and subsequent monitoring should be available to some extent. This can be valuable when baselines and spatio-temporal trends need to be established locally, regionally or even globally (Muxika et al, 2007;Duffy et al, 2013;Probst and Stelzenmüller, 2015;Borja et al, 2016b).…”

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A Catalogue of Marine Biodiversity Indicators was developed with the aim of providing the basis for assessing the environmental status of the marine ecosystems. Useful for the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), this catalogue allows the navigation of a database of indicators mostly related to biological diversity, non-indigenous species, food webs, and seafloor integrity. Over 600 indicators were compiled, which were developed and used in the framework of different initiatives (e.g., EU policies, research projects) and in national and international contexts (e.g., Regional Seas Conventions, and assessments in non-European seas). The catalogue reflects the current scientific capability to address environmental assessment needs by providing a broad coverage of the most relevant indicators for marine biodiversity and ecosystem integrity. The available indicators are reviewed according to their typology, data requirements, development status, geographical coverage, relevance to habitats or biodiversity components, and related human pressures. Through this comprehensive overview, we discuss the potential of the current set of indicators in a wide range of contexts, from large-scale to local environmental programs, and we also address shortcomings in light of current needs. Developed by the DEVOTES Project, the catalogue is freely available through the DEVOTool software application, which provides browsing and query options for the associated metadata. The tool allows extraction of ranked indicator lists best fulfilling selected criteria, enabling users to search for suitable indicators to address a particular biodiversity component, ecosystem feature, habitat, or pressure in a marine area of interest. This tool is useful for EU Member States, Teixeira et al. Catalogue of Marine Biodiversity IndicatorsRegional Sea Conventions, the European Commission, non-governmental organizations, managers, scientists, and any person interested in marine environmental assessment. It allows users to build, complement or adjust monitoring programs and has the potential to improve comparability and foster transfer of knowledge across marine regions.

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Calibration and validation of the AZTI's Marine Biotic Index (AMBI) for Southern California marine bays

Cited by 46 publications

References 33 publications

Effect of ecological group classification schemes on performance of the AMBI benthic index in US coastal waters

Effect of ecological group classification schemes on performance of the AMBI benthic index in US coastal waters

The Challenge of Managing Marine Biodiversity: A Practical Toolkit for a Cartographic, Territorial Approach

A Catalogue of Marine Biodiversity Indicators

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