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A protocol for classifying ecologically relevant marine zones, a statistical approach. <i>Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 83(2)</i>: 175-185. <a href=\"https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2009.03.003\" target=\"_blank\">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2009.03.003</a>","BEntID":129507,"PublicFlag":1,"CheckedFlag":1,"wosflag":1,"vabbflag":1,"RefStringPartII":". <i>Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 83(2)</i>: 175-185. <a href=\"https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2009.03.003\" target=\"_blank\">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2009.03.003</a>","DocTypID":8,"DocType":"Journal article","MarineFlag":1,"FreshFlag":0,"BrackishFlag":0,"TerrestrialFlag":0,"Authorstring":"Verfaillie, E.; Degraer, S.; Schelfaut, K.; Willems, W.; Van Lancker, V.","OrigTitleTranslFlag":0,"Authorstringtrunc":"Verfaillie, E. <i>et al.</i>","Englishabstract":"Mapping ecologically relevant zones in the marine environment has become increasingly important. Biological data are however often scarce and alternatives are being sought in optimal classifications of abiotic variables. The concept of ‘marine landscapes’ is based on a hierarchical classification of geological, hydrographic and other physical data. This approach is however subject to many assumptions and subjective decisions. An objective protocol for zonation is being proposed here where abiotic variables are subjected to a statistical approach, using principal components analysis (PCA) and a cluster analysis. The optimal number of clusters (or zones) is being defined using the Calinski-Harabasz criterion. The methodology has been applied on datasets of the Belgian part of the North Sea (BPNS), a shallow sandy shelf environment with a sandbank-swale topography. The BPNS was classified into 8 zones that represent well the natural variability of the seafloor. 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