1. Sensitive species and biotopes - MarLIN research Managing Water Quality on the South-West European Marine Sites 29-30 September 2003 Keith Hiscock

2. ‘Sensitivity’ “A very sensitive habitat or species is one that is very easily adversely affected by external factors arising from human activities and is expected to recover over a very long period or not at all. A sensitive habitat or species is one that is easily affected by a human activity, and is expected to only recover over a long period.” Review of Marine Nature Conservation (Laffoley et al. 2000) Intolerance + Recoverability = Sensitivity

3. Sensitivity assessments from www.marlin.ac.uk - species

4. Sensitivity assessments from www.marlin.ac.uk - biotopes

5. Sensitivity matrix Sensitivity is identified from the intolerance of a species or habitat to damage from an external factor and the time taken for its subsequent recovery.

6. The ‘power’ behind the Web site

7. Sensitivity mapping (matching survey data to MarLIN sensitivity assessments, using GIS) Sensitivity of seabed biotopes to physical disturbance. (This map is part of development and not definitive.)

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