Geological and biological characterization of the Miramare Marine Protected Area, north-eastern Adriatic Sea (Italy)

Marine protected areas are essential for the conservation of marine environment, biodiversity and geodiversity. Ecosystems are closely linked to the variability of different geological settings and it is important to integrate different data for effective management. To this purpose, geophysical, geological and biological surveys have been carried out in the Miramare Marine Protected Area (north-eastern Adriatic Sea) since 2003 to characterize the seabed and the subsurface. We present seven thematic maps: subsurface maps, morpho-bathymetric maps, sediment texture, bionomic maps and the synthesis in the geo-biological map, which combines and integrates data interpretations from both the geological and biological domains to illustrate the marine environment of Miramare.

海洋保护区对于海洋环境、生物多样性与地质多样性的保护至关重要。生态系统与不同地质环境的变化密切相关，整合多源数据以实现高效海洋管理因此成为必要。为此，自2003年起，研究团队在亚得里亚海东北部的米拉马雷海洋保护区（Miramare Marine Protected Area）开展了地球物理、地质与生物调查，以刻画海床及地下地层的特征。本数据集包含7幅专题地图：地下层分布图、地形水深图、沉积物纹理图、生物群落专题图，以及整合地质与生物学领域数据解译结果的地质生物综合图，用以展示米拉马雷海域的海洋环境状况。