Ecosystem production units Defined for the northeast US shelf 20220516

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 https://services2.arcgis.com/C8EMgrsFcRFL6LrL/arcgis/rest/services/EPU_NOESTUARIES_CURRENT/FeatureServer
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/67369
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/ost/dmp/pdf/67369.pdf
23 Data access URL https://services2.arcgis.com/C8EMgrsFcRFL6LrL/arcgis/rest/services/EPU_NOESTUARIES_20220516/FeatureServer

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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