The ADRIREEF database: a comprehensive collection of natural/artificial reefs and wrecks in the Adriatic Sea
Minelli, Annalisa; Ferra, Carmen; Spagnolo, Alessandra; Scanu, Martina; Tassetti, Anna Nora; Ferrari, Carla Rita; Mazziotti, Cristina; Pigozzi, Silvia; Jakl, Zrinka; Sarcevic, Tena; Simac, Miranda; Kruschel, Claudia; Pejdo, Dubravko; Barbone, Enrico; De Gioia, Michele; Borme, Diego; Gordini, Emiliano; Auriemma, Rocco; Benzon, Ivo; Vukovic-Stanisic, Deni; Orlic, Sandi; Francic, Vlado; Zec, Damir; Kapovic, Ivana Orlic; Soldati, Michela; Ulazzi, Silvia; Fabi, Gianna;
The paper presents a database of information on wrecks, natural and artificial reefs located in the Adriatic Sea, collected within the framework of the Interreg Italy-Croatia project ADRIREEF – Innovative exploitation of Adriatic Reefs in order to strengthen Blue Economy. The data collection lasted more than 1 year and included three surveys and a wide literature review. After being collected, data were harmonized and, where possible, made machine-readable. Moreover, data were widely metadated, published in a WebGIS (https://adrireef.github.io/sandbox3/, last access: 3 May 2021), and shared as open data in EMODnet (European Marine Observation and Data Network) Data Ingestion Portal through the SEANOE repository (Ferra et al., 2020; https://doi.org/10.17882/74880). The database is composed of 285 three-dimensional records, each one described by 51 attributes. Parameters are clustered in four main groups: identification, reef description, site description, and management/exploitation information. Available literature (scientific and/or grey) was also included in the database and linked to the corresponding site.
2021 - Journal article
Earth system science data (Print) 13 (2021): 1905–1923. doi:10.5194/essd-13-1905-2021
Keywords: natural reefs, artificial reefs, Database, WebGIS, Adriatic Sea