5.3.1 Abundance of Lower depth Considered and perennial seaweeds and distribution limit of adopted by the CBD seagrasses (e.g. fucoids, macrophytes8 AG (Advisory Group eelgrass and Neptune on Conservation of grass) adversely impacted Biodiversity) in 20137 by decrease in water transparency State of soft-bottom macrozoobenthos8 5.3.2 Dissolved oxygen, Oxygen Oxygen concentration Hypoxic situations, i.e. changes due to expansion of zones of increased organic matter hypoxia decomposition and size of the area concerned 1 Commission Decision2010/477/EU 2 ANNEX 6 (Ref. § 4.18) OSPAR Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic Meeting of the Coordination Group (CoG) London (Secretariat): 21-22 November 2013 3HELCOM ,2013a 4 UNEP/MAP, 2014b 5BSC, 2010 6 http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/ 7Relevant indicators are proposed but further work is needed. Personal communication to BSC Secretariat 8HELCOM Biodiversity core indicator under development in HELCOM CORESET II project
5.3.1 Abundance of perennial seaweeds and seagrasses (e.g. fucoids, eelgrass and Neptune grass) adversely impacted by decrease in water transparency Lower depth distribution limit of macrophytes8 Considered and adopted by the CBD AG (Advisory Group on Conservation of Biodiversity) in 20137 State of soft-bottom macrozoobenthos8 5.3.2 Dissolved oxygen, i.e. changes due to increased organic matter decomposition and size of the area concerned Oxygen Oxygen concentration Hypoxic situations, expansion of zones of hypoxia 1 Commission Decision2010/477/EU 2 ANNEX 6 (Ref. § 4.18) OSPAR Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic Meeting of the Coordination Group (CoG) London (Secretariat): 21-22 November 2013 3HELCOM ,2013a 4 UNEP/MAP, 2014b 5BSC, 2010 6 http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/ 7Relevant indicators are proposed but further work is needed. Personal communication to BSC Secretariat 8HELCOM Biodiversity core indicator under development in HELCOM CORESET II project