Habitat loss across Europe

This advanced workshop aims to discuss current knowledge of the key issues of conserving European marine biodiversity, with the aim of preparing a multi-authored review paper on “European marine biodiversity threats and conservation needs.” Highlighted topics are: habitat loss across Europe (Laura Airoldi, University of Bologna, Italy), using the Habitats Directive as a basis for designation of key areas for conservation (Keith Hiscock), “hot-spots” as a strategy or/and marine protected areas (John Gray), are there “hot-spots” of European marine biodiversity? (Christos Arvantidis), overview of marine protected areas in Europe.