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STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE RAET NATIONAL MARINE PARK (SOUTHERN NORWAY)
Impact will seriously affect the ecosystem in the
region, disrupting a major ecosystem structure or
function, and have recovery periods of more than
20 years (potentially irreversible).
Impact will seriously affect the ecosystem in the
region, disrupting a major ecosystem structure or
function, and have recovery periods of less than
20 years.
Impact will affect the ecosystem in the region,
disrupting some aspects of an ecosystem structure
or function, and have recovery periods of less than
five years.
Impact will be spatially very limited (<10 per cent
of area) and will affect only minor components of
the ecosystem in the region.
Impact will be spatially confined to a minor area
(<5 per cent) and will not be able to be detected
beyond that area.
Consequence/Impact – This is the extent and severity of the expected
impact, taking into account the effectiveness of present and recently
implemented (not planned) management arrangements and activities.
Catastrophic
(Score = 5)
Major
(Score = 4)
Moderate
(Score = 3)
Minor
(Score = 2)
Negligible
(Score = 1)
Table 9:
Scores for the consequences or impact if an event were to occur.