Ecosystem production units Defined for the northeast US shelf 20220407

Description

The delineation of spatial ecological and management units is an important aspect of effective ecosystem-based fisheries management. Research at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) was conducted to define ecological units, or geographic areas which are characterized by similar patterns in depth, bottom type, basic oceanographic conditions related to temperature, salinity, and stratification (layering) of the water column, major marine community and food web patterns control the production potential of a region, . This work provides an objective definition of ecological regions of the shelf system, and are the geographic/ecological scales best suited for development of integrated ecosystem assessments.

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Name Format Description Link
23 Data access URL https://services2.arcgis.com/C8EMgrsFcRFL6LrL/arcgis/rest/services/EPU_NOESTUARIES_20220407/FeatureServer
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/ost/dmp/pdf/67001.pdf
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/67001
23 Data access URL https://services2.arcgis.com/C8EMgrsFcRFL6LrL/arcgis/rest/services/EPU_NOESTUARIES_20220407/FeatureServer
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/67001
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/ost/dmp/pdf/67001.pdf

Tags

  • biogeographic
  • office of science & technology
  • noaa distribution mapping and analysis portal (dismap)
  • noaa
  • gulf of maine
  • ecosystem
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • national marine fisheries service
  • mid-atlantic bight
  • scotian shelf
  • georges bank
  • doc/noaa/nmfs/ost

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