D3.11 - Dataset for potential biodiversity hotspots in the Baltic Sea for the present and the future

This dataset provides spatial data layers identifying potential biodiversity hotspots across the Baltic Sea under both present-day and future environmental conditions. The outputs have been developed within the PROTECT BALTIC project to support ecosystem-based management, marine spatial planning, biodiversity protection, and regional environmental assessments. The hotspot layers represent areas where multiple species are predicted to co-occur and where biodiversity values are expected to be comparatively high. The analyses are based on Baltic Sea-wide species distribution models (SDMs) and habitat modelling outputs developed under Work Package 3 (Spatial Modelling). For information on the input data and methodology used for the analysis, see Deliverable 3.11.