Polygons defined for the sampling points distribution in the Medits campaigns. MEDITS, 2007. International bottom trawl survey in the Mediterranean (Medits). Instruction manual. Version 5. Ifremer, Nantes. http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00002/11321/. 60 p.

mineral Suspended Particulate Matter (g.m-3)

Polygons defined for the distribution of the sampling points of the EVHOE (Evaluation of Fish Stocks in Western Europe) campaigns in the Bay of Biscay and the Celtic Sea.

Depth is here bathymetry plus mean sea level. It adds the bathymetry raster to that of mean sea level. Depth is more relevant than bathymetry alone for ecological point of view. Used as layer for habitat

attenuation coefficient (KPAR, m-1)

The English Channel is a biogeographical transition zone, situated between warm temperate and boreal marine province. This status enables the early detection of trends in the oceanic climate regime between two provinces. Mean SST maps for February (coldest month of the year) and August (warmest month of the year), from 1986 to 2006, were produced.

Sea Surface Temperature (SST, in °C)

Three environmental parameters were measured in situ during the REISE2 survey in April 1995. Temperature and salinity were measured using a probe. Fluorescence (mean for the water column) was measured using a fluorometer. This survey gives illustration of spring conditions.

The English Channel is a biogeographical transition zone, situated between warm temperate and boreal marine province. This status enables the early detection of trends in the oceanic climate regime between two provinces. Mean SST maps for February (coldest month of the year) and August (warmest month of the year), from 1986 to 2006, were produced.

chlorophyll a concentration (in g.m-3)