This dataset represents the Integrated biodiversity status assessment for pelagic habitats using the BEAT tool. Status is shown in five categories based on the integrated assessment scores obtained in the tool. Biological Quality Ratios (BQR) above 0.6 correspond to good status. Open sea areas were assessed based on the core indicators ‘Zooplankton mean size and total stock’ and ‘Chlorophyll-a’, as well as the pre-core indicator ‘Cyanobacterial bloom index’ . Coastal areas were assessed by national indicators.

This dataset displays the result of the integrated biodiversity status in HELCOM Assessment unit Scale 4 (Division of the Baltic Sea into 17 sub-basins and further division into coastal and off-shore areas and division of the coastal areas by WFD water types or water bodies).

Attribute information:

"BQR" = Biological Quality Ratio

"Confidence" = Confidence of the assessment

"HELCOM_ID" = Code of the HELCOM assessment unit

"Country" = Country of coastal assessment unit/ open sea

"Level2" = HELCOM sub-basins (name of the scale 2 assessment unit)

"Name" = Name of the HELCOM scale 4 assessment unit

"Area_km2" = Area of assessment unit

"AULEVEL" = scale of the assessment unit

"HID" = assessment unit ID by country

"SAUID" = ID number for the spatial assessment unit

"EcosystemC" = Ecosystem component assessed

"Confiden_1" = Confidence of the assessment (0-1, higher values mean higher confidence)

"Total_numb" = Number of indicators used in assessment

"STATUS" = Integrated status category (0-0.2 = not good (lowest score), 0.2-0.4 = not good (lower score), 0.4-0.6 = not good (low score), 0.6-0.8 = good (high score, 0.8-1.0 = good (highest score))