Abstract The southeastern North Sea was a sub-aerially exposed periglacial environment
during the late Weichselian. At that time, the approximately 210 km long and 40 km wide SE …

Subtidal hard substrate habitats are unique habitats in the marine environment. They
provide crucial ecosystem services that are socially relevant, such as water clearance or as …

Hard-bottom habitats with complex topography and fragile epibenthic communities are still
not adequately considered in benthic monitoring programs, despite their potential ecological …

Hydroacoustic observations of shallow marine environments reveal a variety of seafloor
structures–both of natural and anthropogenic origin. Natural processes can result in features …

Simple Summary This study provides full-coverage maps of the habitats and biotopes in the
German Baltic Sea at an unprecedented level of resolution. We combined geological and …

The anthropogenic impact in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is high due to the
presence of manifold industries (eg, wind farms, ship**, and fishery). Therefore, it is of …

Globally, marine subtidal hard-substrate habitats provide important ecological functions to a
variety of sessile and mobile taxa. The southern North Sea is a marine environment with …

The Paleo Elbe Valley is the most prominent subsurface structure in the southern North Sea.
During the Weichselian (marine isotope stage (MIS) 2), the valley traversed the exposed sea …

In marine habitat map**, a demand exists for high-resolution maps of the seafloor both for
marine spatial planning and research. One topic of interest is the detection of boulders in …

Exposed stones in sandy sublittoral environments are hotspots for marine biodiversity,
especially for benthic communities. The detection of single stones is principally possible …