fa3c390b-699e-46d4-822c-21702df17837 English nonGeographicDataset JNCC marine international evidence and advice queries jncc marine.international@jncc.gov.uk pointOfContact 2026-11-04 MEDIN 1.0 2026 Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) R scripts used to run analyses for the assessment of the indicator “Potential Physical Loss of Predicted Biogenic Habitats” used in the UK Marine Strategy Part One 2026 update DASSHDT00000808 This dataset includes R scripts used to apply the indicator “Potential Physical Loss of Predicted Biogenic Habitats”. This indicator measures the potential physical loss of horse mussel reefs (Modiolus modiolus) and of eelgrass beds (Zostera marina) due to selected anthropogenic activities using habitat suitability models. These models were used to overcome the limitations of data paucity in the location and extent of these important habitats. Physical loss is defined as a permanent change to the seabed, which has lasted or is expected to last at least 12 years. For each assessed habitat, anthropogenic activities likely to cause potential physical loss were identified to obtain relevant spatial footprint data. The extent of overlap between the predicted suitable habitat and activity footprints were weighted by an activity-specific factor to estimate the amount of predicted suitable habitat potentially lost across and within UKMS sub-regions. JNCC marine international evidence and advice queries jncc marine.international@jncc.gov.uk owner JNCC marine international evidence and advice queries jncc marine.international@jncc.gov.uk custodian JNCC marine international evidence and advice queries jncc marine.international@jncc.gov.uk originator JNCC marine international evidence and advice queries jncc marine.international@jncc.gov.uk distributor unknown Marine Environmental Data and Information Network MEDIN metadata record availability 2026-11-04 revision Habitats and biotopes GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2021-09-28 revision otherRestrictions no limitations to public access. Available under Open Government Licence v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ otherRestrictions Data created by JNCC as part of indicator analysis. No restrictions apply to public access or use of these data. When using or reproducing the data, users should cite the source using the full citation provided in the UK Marine Online Assessment Tool (MOAT): https://moat.cefas.co.uk/biodiversity-food-webs-and-marine-protected-areas/benthic-habitats/potential-physical-loss-of-predicted-biogenic-habitats/ English 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646 biota SeaVox salt and freshwater body gazetteer 2021-01-06 creation Celtic Sea SeaVox salt and freshwater body gazetteer 2021-01-06 creation North Sea 2023-11-21 Database https://moat.cefas.co.uk/biodiversity-food-webs-and-marine-protected-areas/benthic-habitats/potential-physical-loss-of-predicted-biogenic-habitats/ UKMS Part One 2026 Update –Assessment of Potential Physical Loss of Predicted Biogenic Habitats Assessment Report information nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 publication not evaluated This dataset contains the script used to produce the analyses, links to available input data are detailed in the assessment report in MOAT https://moat.cefas.co.uk/biodiversity-food-webs-and-marine-protected-areas/benthic-habitats/potential-physical-loss-of-predicted-biogenic-habitats/