Engure marine site - Latvia

Basic Information
Site Name
Engure marine site
Short name
Eng_mar
Country
Latvia
Operating Organisation
Site Manager
Funding Agency
Site Description
Western part of the Gulf of Riga (the Baltic Sea) littoral and sublitoral zone. The marine site is located on the west coast of the Gulf, in the Engure Nature protected area. The monitoring activities are based on three transects which represent an open area of very similar substrate type. These transects are located on the tip of Mersrags, 2.5 km northwards from the port of Mersrags. Long-term studies of the Gulf of Riga coastal zone communities and macrophytes as the key component of littoral zone under natural and anthropogenic impact and possible threats to the littoral zone biological resources. The SCUBA diving is used in marine site assessment.
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2024-09-09 10:09:12

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1995
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
LTER Latvia (LTER_EU_LV_001_001)The affiliation of this site with "LTER Latvia" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
Projects
Photos
not defined
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Geographic
Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 57.357 Longitude: 23.14

Size
ca. 1000.00ha
Elevation (average)
-10.00msl
Elevation (min)
-10.00msl
Elevation (max)
-10.00msl
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