Shallow Corals

Description

Shallow Corals were extracted from the Benthic Cover described herein by exporting all features classified as "B2.1.2" within the Biotic Cover Code field. Benthic cover (habitat) maps are derived from aerial imagery, underwater photos, acoustic surveys, and data gathered from sediment samples. Shallow to moderate-depth benthic habitat information assists ecosystem-based marine resource management. Many habitats, including hard and soft corals, are home to a diversity of marine organisms, which provide many important ecosystem services, including fishing, tourism, water quality enhancement, and shoreline protection. Coral reef ecosystems and associated bottom types are under increasing pressure from environmental and anthropogenic stressors. Mitigating these threats requires analyzing their spatial distribution, making benthic habitat mapping a key component to the conservation and management activities of state and federal agencies.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
57 ShallowCoral.zip https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/ShallowCoral.zip
0 Ocean Reports https://marinecadastre.gov/oceanreports/
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/66179
0 NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page https://coast.noaa.gov
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
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/66179.pdf

Tags

  • human dimensions
  • united states of america
  • office of coastal management
  • corals
  • environmental governance/management
  • benthic habitat
  • national ocean service
  • palmyra atoll
  • united states
  • continent
  • noaa
  • hawaii
  • north america
  • doc/noaa/nos/ocm
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • biotic
  • zone
  • majuro
  • us virgin islands
  • florida
  • marine wildlife
  • marinecadastre
  • reef
  • puerto rico
  • substrate
  • northeast ecological reserve
  • palau
  • pacific territories

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